Karachi vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1411
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1516
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$84.7
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
41
😀 Quality of life
49
11
🏙️ Population
14.9M
908K

The cost of living in Karachi is 75% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8915th and 2936th ($429 vs $1686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 6242nd and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Owerri

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Karachi Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$15.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$23.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
17.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$0.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$7.13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$12.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$1444

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$906
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$638
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1036
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$651
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$469
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$886
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$374
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$537
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$658
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$812
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$635
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$933
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$655
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$710
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1368
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$714
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$774
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$704
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$794
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1262
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1133
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$699
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1019
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$787
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$710
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1201
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$755
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$764
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$757
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$377
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$878
577 km or 358 mi Save
$644
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$879
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$617
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$735
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$621