Karachi vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$168
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8915th and 4115th ($430 vs $1454) 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 0.3 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 6371st and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$7065

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$382
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470