Karachi vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$985
🏠 One person rent	$188	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$441
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	62
😀 Quality of life	50	52
🏙️ Population	14.9M	3.38M

The cost of living in Karachi is 21% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8872nd and 9042nd ($442 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 6253rd and 6090th 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	$1.99	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292