Karachi vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$163
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3076
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
620K

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8914th and 3436th ($434 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6414th and 112th 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
$1.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$12468

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479