Karachi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$163
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.95M

The cost of living in Karachi is 13% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8914th and 8708th ($434 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6414th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Pune

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Karachi Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$2558

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$268
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$379
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$733
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$475
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$355
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$294
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$282
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$303
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$344
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$282
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$362
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$319
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$385
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$428
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$693
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$302
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$388
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$441
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$397
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$349
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$321
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$287
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$286
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$382
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$301
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$262
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$366
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$373
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$376
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$301
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$282
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$462
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$391
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$355