Karachi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$174
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
14.9M
846K

The cost of living in Karachi is 8% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8752nd ($417 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6078th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$3189

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328