Karachi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$188	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$894
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	50	51
🏙️ Population	14.9M	431K

The cost of living in Karachi is 49% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6224th ($442 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Windhoek. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6253rd and 6198th 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	$1.99	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785