Karachi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$174
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$402
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
14.9M
317K

The cost of living in Karachi is 22% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8225th ($417 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6078th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$3799

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$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
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$522
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1397
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$446
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1249
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1425
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$495
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$504
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$508
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$506
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$514
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$506
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$744
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$505
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$431
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1688