Karachi vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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