Karachi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$174
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
527K

The cost of living in Karachi is 45% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6533rd ($417 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6078th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4244

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$297
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$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116