Karachi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$146
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
595K

The cost of living in Karachi is 66% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4631st ($421 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6375th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Riga

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Karachi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$18197

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391