Karachi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8902nd and 1798th ($417 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6078th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Manchester

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Karachi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629