Karachi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
14.9M
548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8914th and 1156th ($434 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6414th and 78th 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
$1.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862