Karachi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
97
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.15M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8915th and 843rd ($430 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and France, respectively. Check Pakistan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6371st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Paris

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Karachi Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488