Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$146
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 41% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7177th ($421 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6375th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mumbai

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Karachi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$4986

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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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281