Karachi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1566
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
633K

The cost of living in Karachi is 77% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8915th and 2352nd ($430 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1822nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6371st and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$27140

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855