Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$174
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
82
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
14.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 41% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6763rd ($417 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6078th and 4571st 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
$1.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325