Karachi vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$789
🏠 One person rent
$146
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
54
59
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.38M

The cost of living in Karachi is 29% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8923rd and 9120th ($421 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 85th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 6375th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Lucknow

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Karachi Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$975

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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287