Karachi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1193rd ($421 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6375th and 84th 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
$1.81
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$20557

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831