Karachi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$174
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$510
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.63M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7138th ($417 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6078th and 5709th 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
$1.9
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556