Karachi vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4464
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
633K

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8902nd and 1984th ($417 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6078th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Louisville

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Karachi Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13578

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988