Karachi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$6618
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
737K

The cost of living in Karachi is 87% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8923rd and 126th ($421 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Seattle

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Karachi Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098