Karachi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$179
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1630
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.41M

The cost of living in Karachi is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8915th and 6257th ($429 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6242nd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934