Karachi vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$146
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
27
😀 Quality of life
54
28
🏙️ Population
14.9M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 23% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8425th ($421 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6375th and 8855th 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
$1.81
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$10408

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$342
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$273
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$352
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$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
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$298
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$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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$448
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$807
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$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
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$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
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$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583