Karachi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$163
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 73% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8914th and 3728th ($434 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6414th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Moscow

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Karachi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791