Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4811
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
14.9M
525K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8902nd and 409th ($417 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6078th and 238th 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
$1.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$25420

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860