Karachi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$168
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$5599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
54
98
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.8M

The cost of living in Karachi is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8915th and 4th ($430 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 6371st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$22663

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174