Karachi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$799
🏠 One person rent
$174
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
53
35
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 26% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8902nd and 9155th ($417 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6078th vs 7850th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Rawalpindi

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Karachi Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$1496

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$297
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282