Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$163
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
83
😀 Quality of life
54
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 41% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8914th and 7076th ($434 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6414th and 4887th 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
$1.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$4412

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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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301