Karachi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$163	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	54	55
🏙️ Population	14.9M	431K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8914th and 5494th ($434 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Namibia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6414th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Windhoek

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	Karachi	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$5907

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$365
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$326
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$392
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$337
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$284
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$343
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$327
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$324
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$310
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$378
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$298
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$330
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$317
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$373
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$575
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$326
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$627
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$382
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$289
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$693
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$417
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$463
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$331
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$382
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$269
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$467
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$813
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$351
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$297
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$294
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1135
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$325
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892