Karachi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
599K

The cost of living in Karachi is 75% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8914th and 3160th ($434 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 months in Malaga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 6414th and 802nd 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
$1.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538