Karachi vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$4529
😷 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 85% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8914th and 346th ($434 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 285th 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 116th in the United States, while ranked 6414th and 376th 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
$1.8
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$23546

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859