Karachi vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$168
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$762
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.64M

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8915th and 6617th ($430 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 Novosibirsk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6371st and 5603rd 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
$1.75
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4627

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821