Karachi vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$765
🏠 One person rent
$174
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
53
17
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.48M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8902nd and 9080th ($417 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6078th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$704

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617