Karachi vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Karachi | Mumbai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8915th and 6838th ($429 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 4th in India, while ranked 6242nd and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Karachi | Mumbai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Thane | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Kalyan | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Vasai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Pune | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Nashik | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Satara | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Navsari | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Surat | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Malegaon | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Sangli | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Solapur | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Vadodara | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Bijapur | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Belgaum | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Latur | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Panjim | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mormugao | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Nadiad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Rajkot | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Margao | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Godhra | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Porbandar | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Hubli | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Nanded | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Akola | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Mehsana | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Indore | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Ratlam | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Nizamabad | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amravati |