Karachi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$174
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
30
😀 Quality of life
53
29
🏙️ Population
14.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 14% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8601st ($417 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6078th and 8527th 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
$1.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6789

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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
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$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539