Karachi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3717
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.51M

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8915th and 1056th ($429 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Munich. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6242nd and 54th 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
$2.02
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$19483

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668