Karachi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$188
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1303
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
605K

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4764th ($442 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Riga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6253rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220