Karachi vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$163
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karachi is 13% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8914th and 8722nd ($434 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Pakistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6414th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kharkiv

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Karachi Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$2953

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$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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562