Karachi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$179
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1781
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
586K

The cost of living in Karachi is 72% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8915th and 3616th ($429 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 6242nd and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$14939

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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

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429