Karachi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$174	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$681
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	16
😀 Quality of life	53	42
🏙️ Population	14.9M	94.9K

The cost of living in Karachi is 25% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8054th ($417 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Eswatini, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6078th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mbabane

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	Karachi	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$4606

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$297
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$292
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$326
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$301
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$308
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$293
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$289
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$358
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$353
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$377
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$313
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$505
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$339
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$296
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$360
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$336
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$396
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$779
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$338
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$672
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$399
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$385
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$291
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$809
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$307
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$301
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$513
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$328
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$336
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$484
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$822
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$338
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$323
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$315
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1126
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$375
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$546

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550