Karachi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$188	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	16
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	14.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 21% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8102nd ($442 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6253rd and 7231st 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	$1.99	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$4495

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624