Karachi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$146
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
298K

The cost of living in Karachi is 69% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4453rd ($421 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6375th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Manama

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Karachi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521