Karachi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$7723
🏠 One person rent
$174
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$3918
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4098
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
53
98
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.91M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8902nd and 38th ($417 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6078th and 5th 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
$1.9
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$25471

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908