Karachi vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$989
🏠 One person rent
$163
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 2% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8914th and 8928th ($434 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 2nd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6414th vs 6598th 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
$1.8
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$782

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265