Karachi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$146
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
8
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
14.9M
133K

The cost of living in Karachi is 68% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4490th ($421 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6375th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Male

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Karachi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$3305

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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322