Karachi vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$168
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
317K

The cost of living in Karachi is 24% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8915th and 8120th ($430 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6371st and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4033

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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
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$548
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1513
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1683
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1419
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1417
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$496
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$500
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$502
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$513
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$520
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$733
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$512
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$447
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1633