Karachi vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$6281
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1609
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2681
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$690
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$5052
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
653K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8915th and 587th ($430 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 516th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6371st and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Portland

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Karachi Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$19200

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$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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8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2406
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2370
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2378
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2404
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2380
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2398
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2346
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2290
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2268
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2360
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2414
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2101
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2237
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2047
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2265
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2749
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2181
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2632
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2551
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2384
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2556
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2473
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1733
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2782
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2702
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2461
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2718
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2523
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2295
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1825
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2796
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2641
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2609
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2745