Karachi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$179
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$801
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.26M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8915th and 4604th ($429 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6242nd and 705th 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
$2.02
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534