Karachi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$163
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$636
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
15
😀 Quality of life
54
27
🏙️ Population
14.9M
344K

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8914th and 7352nd ($434 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Lesotho, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6414th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Maseru

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Karachi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1246

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$365
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$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662