Karachi vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$163	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3911
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	74
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	14.9M	486K

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8914th and 1987th ($434 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1557th 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 Omaha. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6414th and 243rd 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	$1.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$24676

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$365
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$326
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$392
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$337
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$284
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$343
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$327
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$324
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$310
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$378
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$298
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$330
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$317
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$373
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$575
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$326
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$627
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$382
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$289
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$693
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$417
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$463
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$331
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$382
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$269
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$467
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$813
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$351
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$297
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$294
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1135
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$325
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995