Karachi vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
54
88
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.35M

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8915th and 1250th ($430 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Italy, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Milan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6371st and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Milan

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Karachi Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$16429

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$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
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$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
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700