Karachi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$174
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.26M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4828th ($417 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Chile, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6078th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Santiago

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Karachi Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6400

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440