Karachi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$188	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	50	41
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5045th ($442 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6253rd and 6875th 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	$1.99	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$5643

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628