Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4579
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	14.9M	525K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8872nd and 313th ($442 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 277th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sacramento

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	Karachi	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$29998

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045