Karachi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$163
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
846K

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8914th and 8958th ($434 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Nepal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6414th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kathmandu

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Karachi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$3536

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360