Karachi vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$179
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
49
99
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8915th and 37th ($429 vs $3427) 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 1.4 months in London. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6242nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$8.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$25830

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055