Karachi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1104
😷 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 75% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8923rd and 3277th ($421 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6375th and 2774th 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
$1.81
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749