Karachi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1237
🏠 One person rent
$168
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$490
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
54
62
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.95M

The cost of living in Karachi is 17% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8915th and 8553rd ($430 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6371st and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$2540

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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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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$273
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$399
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$705
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$487
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$363
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$267
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$290
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$309
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$349
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$285
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$382
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$333
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$278
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$396
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$463
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$705
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$303
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$398
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$251
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$476
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$422
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$355
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$328
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$291
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$297
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$374
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$305
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$266
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$375
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$383
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$310
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$295
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$398
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$361