Karachi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3516
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	67
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	14.9M	633K

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8872nd and 2179th ($442 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1817th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 279th 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	$1.99	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738