Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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