Karachi vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2391
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
49
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.33M

The cost of living in Karachi is 77% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8915th and 2194th ($429 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Spain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6242nd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Madrid

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Karachi Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581