Karachi vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$4362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
82
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
468K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1363rd ($421 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1143rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Raleigh

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Karachi Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$24243

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729