Karachi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2081st ($421 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Poland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6375th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Karachi vs Warsaw

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Warsaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$15882

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445