Karachi vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$174
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$7332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
874K

The cost of living in Karachi is 89% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8902nd and 12th ($417 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6078th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$8.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$31490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733