Karachi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karachi	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$421	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1023	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$146	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$684
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	63	28
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	14.9M	149K

The cost of living in Karachi is 48% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6757th ($421 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Pakistan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6375th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Port Louis

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	Karachi	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$751	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$469	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.26	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.6	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.4	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1476	$6482

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$355
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$320
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$342
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$273
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$352
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$337
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$312
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$298
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$367
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$303
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$312
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$299
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$360
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$530
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$314
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$559
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$350
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$279
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$663
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$440
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$267
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$473
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$316
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$401
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$260
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$469
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$717
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$350
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$283
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$252
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1193
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$311
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586