Karachi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$146
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
23
😀 Quality of life
54
69
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.41M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4843rd ($421 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6375th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Medina

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Karachi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077