Karachi vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$163
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$5229
😷 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 8914th and 4th ($434 vs $4207) 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 0.4 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 6414th and 18th 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
$1.8
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$21999

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188