Karachi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$179
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$315
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
49
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.11M

The cost of living in Karachi is 17% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8915th and 8536th ($429 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6242nd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Medan

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Karachi Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$11482

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544