Karachi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
54
24
🏙️ Population
14.9M
908K

The cost of living in Karachi is 69% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4388th ($421 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Owerri. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 6375th and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Karachi vs Owerri

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Owerri are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$1701

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517