Karachi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$163
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
54
61
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Karachi is 51% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8914th and 6431st ($434 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 6414th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Novosibirsk

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Karachi Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891