Karachi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$174
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.18M

The cost of living in Karachi is 53% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6017th ($417 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6078th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9496

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964