Karachi vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$188
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$388
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karachi is 13% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8600th ($442 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6253rd and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$3129

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$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549