Karachi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$994
🏠 One person rent
$174
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 8% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8998th ($417 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6078th vs 6245th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Lahore

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Karachi Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352