Karachi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.75M

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2104th ($421 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Italy, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Rome. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6375th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Rome

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Karachi Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$14156

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330