Karachi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Karachi | Memphis | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Karachi is 77% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8915th and 2338th ($429 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1841st in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 247th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Karachi vs Memphis
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| Karachi | Memphis | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
Cities near Memphis
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Germantown | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Bartlett | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Southaven | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Horn Lake | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | West Memphis | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Olive Branch | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Collierville | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Atoka | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Oxford | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Jonesboro | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Paragould | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Dyersburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Jackson | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Tupelo | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Searcy | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Poplar Bluff | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Cabot | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Jacksonville | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Sherwood | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Starkville | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Pine Bluff | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | North Little Rock | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Florence | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Greenville | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Little Rock | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Murray | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Conway | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Columbus | |
| 245 km or 153 mi | Benton | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Cape Girardeau | |
| 249 km or 154 mi | Paducah | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Columbia | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Athens | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Decatur | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Clarksville | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Spring Hill | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Russellville | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Hot Springs | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Hopkinsville | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Franklin |