Karachi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2219
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.75M

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8915th and 1942nd ($430 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6371st and 292nd 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
$1.75
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$10916

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323