Karachi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2042
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
85
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8915th and 2069th ($430 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 months in Warsaw. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6371st and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15871

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349