Karachi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$179
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$738
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
418K

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8915th and 5025th ($429 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6242nd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$5212

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050