Karachi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$168
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
54
32
🏙️ Population
14.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 22% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8915th and 8291st ($430 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6371st and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$8839

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$340
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445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
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$324
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$382
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$291
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$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
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$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
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$315
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$254
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$301
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$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
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$705
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$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
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$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
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$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
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$558

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$460
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
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$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
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$658
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$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
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$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
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$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
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$758
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$687
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$715
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$499
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$687
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$820
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