Karachi vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$188	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1922
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	37
😀 Quality of life	50	73
🏙️ Population	14.9M	6.44K

The cost of living in Karachi is 72% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8872nd and 3109th ($442 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Malta, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6253rd and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Valletta

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	Karachi	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348