Karachi vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3974
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
96
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.11M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8914th and 916th ($434 vs $2480) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6414th and 14th 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
$1.8
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544