Karachi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$168
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
14.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8915th and 4141st ($430 vs $1438) 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 0.3 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 6371st and 2664th 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
$1.75
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15272

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772