Karachi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$174
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.55M

The cost of living in Karachi is 35% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7242nd ($417 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6078th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6839

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747