Karachi vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$168
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$445
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.95M

The cost of living in Karachi is 51% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8915th and 6330th ($430 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6371st and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kyiv

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Karachi Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561