Karachi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$188	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$777
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	50	77
🏙️ Population	14.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4686th ($442 vs $1133) 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 6253rd and 764th 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	$1.99	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8040

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731