Karachi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$6532
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
737K

The cost of living in Karachi is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8914th and 142nd ($434 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6414th and 32nd 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
$1.8
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$28950

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173