Karachi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$168
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
418K

The cost of living in Karachi is 67% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8915th and 4511th ($430 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Albania, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6371st and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5765

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973