Kansas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5093
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1183
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2074
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
63
😀 Quality of life
87
53
🏙️ Population
508K
14.9M

The cost of living in Kansas is 386% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1733rd and 8902nd ($2026 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1521st and 1st in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kansas compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kansas ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 232nd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Karachi

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Kansas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4126
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.07
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28701
$1093

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2187
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2188
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2070
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2171
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2242
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1979
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2154
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2186
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2032
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2148
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2122
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$2059
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2147
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2157
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2058
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2006
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1456
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2038
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1708
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1886
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1784
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1787
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1887
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1854
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1878
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1836
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1555
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1703
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2220
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1575
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1703
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1747
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2324
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1774
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1744
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1820

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546