Karachi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$163
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$4258
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8914th and 72nd ($434 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6414th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Los Angeles

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Karachi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974