Karachi vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$8584
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$4358
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$833
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$5746
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
441K

The cost of living in Karachi is 86% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8915th and 91st ($429 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 73rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Oakland

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Karachi Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$8
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$181
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$27655

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288