Karachi vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$179
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
49
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karachi is 15% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8915th and 8657th ($429 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6242nd and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$2513

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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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529