Karachi vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$188	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$191
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	50	36
🏙️ Population	14.9M	159K

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6298th ($442 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6253rd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Praia

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	Karachi	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$2887

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491