Karachi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$179
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$554
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.63M

The cost of living in Karachi is 34% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8915th and 7298th ($429 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 6242nd and 5501st 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
$2.02
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$3795

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585