Karachi vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4141
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	50	88
🏙️ Population	14.9M	486K

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1666th ($442 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Omaha

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	Karachi	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979