Karachi vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$174
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
53
54
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.68M

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5103rd ($417 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6078th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4708

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490