Karachi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3299
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 80% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8915th and 1500th ($429 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6242nd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Karachi vs Manchester infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karachi vs Manchester

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Manchester are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$17390

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761