Karachi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$168
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Karachi is 23% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8915th and 8195th ($430 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6371st and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031