Karachi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3954
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.51M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8915th and 920th ($430 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Germany, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6371st and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$14492

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730