Karachi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$163
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.26M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8914th and 4795th ($434 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6414th and 688th 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
$1.8
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849