Karachi vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4557
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.61M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8902nd and 864th ($417 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 780th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6078th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Phoenix

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Karachi Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$10488

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706