Karachi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$188	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4153
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	50	99
🏙️ Population	14.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8872nd and 58th ($442 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in London. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6253rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs London

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	Karachi	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$26090

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009