Karachi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$179	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$239
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	28
😀 Quality of life	49	38
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8915th and 4869th ($429 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6242nd and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Maputo

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	Karachi	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.02	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$5539

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654