Karachi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$163
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1981
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8914th and 4189th ($434 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Kuwait, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6414th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kuwait City

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Karachi Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$8046

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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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479