Karachi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$188	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$5531
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.39M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8872nd and 36th ($442 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 San Diego. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs San Diego

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	Karachi	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$28706

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759