Karachi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karachi	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$421	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1023	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$146	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$5389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	14.9M	8.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4th ($421 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs New York City

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	Karachi	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$751	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$469	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.26	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.6	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.4	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1476	$21713

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$355
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$320
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$342
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$273
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$352
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$337
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$312
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$298
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$367
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$303
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$312
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$299
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$360
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$530
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$314
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$559
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$350
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$279
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$663
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$440
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$267
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$473
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$316
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$401
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$260
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$469
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$717
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$350
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$283
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$252
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1193
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$311
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192