Karachi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$188	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$407
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	43
😀 Quality of life	50	56
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 51% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6004th ($442 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6253rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Karachi	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$6410

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598