Karachi vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison
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Karachi | Kathmandu | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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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Prices in Karachi vs Kathmandu
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Karachi | Kathmandu | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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148 km or 92 mi | Hyderabad | |
208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
324 km or 201 mi | Bhuj | |
366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
645 km or 401 mi | Chabahar | |
675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
761 km or 473 mi | Kandahar | |
769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
865 km or 537 mi | Muscat | |
866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
Cities near Kathmandu
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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5 km or 3.1 mi | Lalitpur | |
47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
183 km or 114 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
384 km or 239 mi | Shigatse | |
398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
400 km or 249 mi | Paro | |
410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
411 km or 256 mi | Saidpur | |
421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |