Karachi vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$188
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2923
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
50
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1662nd ($442 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th 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 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6253rd and 85th 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
$1.99
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$19551

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681