Karachi vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$168
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$232
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.34M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8915th and 8505th ($430 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6371st and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4103

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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578