Karachi vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$174	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$376
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Karachi is 24% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8159th ($417 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 6078th and 6481st 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	$1.9	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$8139

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$297
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511