Karachi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$188
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$5544
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
50
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8872nd and 3rd ($442 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 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 6253rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$21465

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$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111