Karachi vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$174
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Karachi is 72% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3564th ($417 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Poland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6078th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Warsaw

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Karachi Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11854

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385