Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4470
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
525K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8915th and 501st ($429 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 281st 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
$2.02
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$30262

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851