Karachi vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$6742
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	14.9M	737K

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8872nd and 158th ($442 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6253rd and 98th 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	$1.99	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.55
🥤 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	$142	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093