Karachi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$174
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3697th ($417 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 6078th and 1759th 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
$1.9
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6644

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531