Karachi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$163
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$322
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Karachi is 48% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8914th and 6652nd ($434 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6414th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tashkent

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Karachi Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$10127

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$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866