Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$4542
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
525K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8923rd and 605th ($421 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 533rd 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 347th 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
$1.81
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$20438

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848