Karachi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$179
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1324
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
605K

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8915th and 4672nd ($429 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6242nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363