Karachi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$163
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
54
58
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.43M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8914th and 5028th ($434 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Mecca. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6414th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mecca

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Karachi Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514