Karachi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$174
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
418K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5302nd ($417 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Albania, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6078th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4444

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009