Karachi vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$5520
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	97
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	14.9M	441K

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8872nd and 182nd ($442 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6253rd 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	$1.99	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$18963

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326