Karachi vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$179	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$5772
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	49	92
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.39M

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8915th and 45th ($429 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th 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 San Diego. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 75th 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	$2.02	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647