Karachi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$174
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$418
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
53
55
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.86M

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6424th ($417 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Tashkent. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6078th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$8199

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935