Karachi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
42
😀 Quality of life
54
17
🏙️ Population
14.9M
908K

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8915th and 2835th ($430 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0 months in Owerri. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6371st and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1311

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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652