Karachi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$146
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
15
😀 Quality of life
54
20
🏙️ Population
14.9M
344K

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7557th ($421 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.2 months in Maseru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6375th and 9105th 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
$1.81
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$1202

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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663