Karachi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$179
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$231
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
846K

The cost of living in Karachi is 3% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8915th and 8885th ($429 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6242nd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$4063

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330