Karachi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3867
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
53
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.49M

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8902nd and 1315th ($417 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6078th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Munich

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Karachi Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$18334

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599