Karachi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$179
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$5275
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8915th and 72nd ($429 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$28613

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754