Karachi vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karachi	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1029	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$168	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$274	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$211
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	14.9M	159K

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8915th and 5871st ($430 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 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 6371st and 7431st 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	$1.75	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.8	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$204	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.46%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.76	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.1	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.6	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1491	$3216

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506