Karachi vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$188	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1511
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5424th ($442 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Angola, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6253rd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Luanda

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	Karachi	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$15041

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961