Karachi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$179
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$522
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
63
27
😀 Quality of life
49
62
🏙️ Population
14.9M
149K

The cost of living in Karachi is 48% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8915th and 6351st ($429 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6242nd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736