Karachi vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$4971
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
653K

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8923rd and 456th ($421 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 392nd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 195th 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
$1.81
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$24040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783