Karachi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$174
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
606K

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4604th ($417 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6078th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13518

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257