Karachi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$146
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$308
😷 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 50% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6584th ($421 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6375th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899