Karachi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$174
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
133K

The cost of living in Karachi is 68% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4218th ($417 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Male. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6078th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$3438

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$297
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$292
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339