Karachi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$146
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
389K

The cost of living in Karachi is 67% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4610th ($421 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6375th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tirana

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Karachi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$7688

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030