Karachi vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$174
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
625K

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3960th ($417 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6078th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Leipzig

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Karachi Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$10639

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204