Karachi vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$5424
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2255
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
430K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8902nd and 1193rd ($417 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1071st in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6078th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Minneapolis

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Karachi Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$24407

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$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
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2408
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2094
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2490
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2253
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2357
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2346
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2166
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2457
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2101
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2093
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2272
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2132
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2215
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2206
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2102
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2378
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2521
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2073
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2489
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2140
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2340
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2173
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2138
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2264
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2332
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2690