Karachi vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3962
🏠 One person rent
$168
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3010
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
620K

The cost of living in Karachi is 75% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8915th and 3162nd ($430 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 230th in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Leipzig ranked 15th in Germany, while ranked 6371st and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$10887

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1415
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1420
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1388
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1415
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1419
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1422
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1471
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1126
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1408
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1251
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1420
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1454
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1436
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1207
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1385
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1421
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1381
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1320
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1424
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1298
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1422
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1448
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1423
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1249
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1301
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1424
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1427
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1475
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1417
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1485
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401