Karachi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$188	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1263
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	14.9M	133K

The cost of living in Karachi is 66% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4205th ($442 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Male. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6253rd and 4917th 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	$1.99	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$3201

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360