Karachi vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$188
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$4771
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
50
93
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8872nd and 80th ($442 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$28838

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919