Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$188	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$903
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	50	69
🏙️ Population	14.9M	15.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6818th ($442 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6253rd and 2865th 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	$1.99	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$3007

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296