Karachi vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$146
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$493
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8662nd ($421 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd in Pakistan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6375th and 5430th 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
$1.81
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$2841

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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591