Karachi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$163
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
27
😀 Quality of life
54
32
🏙️ Population
14.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 20% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8914th and 8447th ($434 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6414th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Meru

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Karachi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$9031

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$326
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$337
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$284
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$343
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$327
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$324
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$310
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$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
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$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
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$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
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$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
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$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$693
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$810
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$544