Karachi vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$146
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.2M

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5192nd ($421 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6375th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Karachi Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$5021

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873