Karachi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$188	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$611
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	63	16
😀 Quality of life	50	13
🏙️ Population	14.9M	344K

The cost of living in Karachi is 29% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8872nd and 7441st ($442 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Maseru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6253rd and 9104th 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	$1.99	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628