Karachi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$174
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
53
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.11M

The cost of living in Karachi is 17% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8502nd ($417 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6078th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Karachi vs Medan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karachi vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11223

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465