Karachi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$168
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8915th and 65th ($430 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6371st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$26874

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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
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927