Karachi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$163
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$634
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
54
65
🏙️ Population
14.9M
149K

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8914th and 6712th ($434 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6414th and 5184th 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
$1.8
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$5625

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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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588