Karachi vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$174
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
57
😀 Quality of life
53
62
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.95M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8446th ($417 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6078th and 5080th 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
$1.9
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$1763

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390