Karachi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$146
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
33
😀 Quality of life
54
42
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Karachi is 21% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8488th ($421 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 6375th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sanaa

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Karachi Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$4197

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910