Karachi vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$179
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$6972
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8915th and 13th ($429 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$9.02
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146