Karachi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$168
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$111
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
54
42
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.13M

The cost of living in Karachi is 53% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8915th and 6137th ($430 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Pakistan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6371st and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5749

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607