Karachi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$188	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1546
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.41M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4439th ($442 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6253rd and 3899th 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	$1.99	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$7421

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905