Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$168
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$222
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8915th and 7064th ($430 vs $705) 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 0.3 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 6371st and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$3820

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310