Karachi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$174
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
35
😀 Quality of life
53
23
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Karachi is 20% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8335th ($417 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6078th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$2959

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$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840