Karachi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$174
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
579K

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3666th ($417 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 6078th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Malaga

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Karachi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457