Karachi vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$168
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.54M

The cost of living in Karachi is 10% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8915th and 8997th ($430 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 6371st and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$7422

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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584