Karachi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$168
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$751
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
15
😀 Quality of life
54
24
🏙️ Population
14.9M
344K

The cost of living in Karachi is 34% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8915th and 7431st ($430 vs $650) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6371st and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1130

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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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607