Karachi vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karachi	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1029	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$168	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$274	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$381
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Karachi is 24% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8915th and 8109th ($430 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6371st and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs South Tangerang

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	Karachi	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.75	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.8	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$204	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.46%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.76	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.1	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.6	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1491	$7522

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502