Karachi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$174	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$612
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	28
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	14.9M	431K

The cost of living in Karachi is 48% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6362nd ($417 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Windhoek. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6078th and 7474th 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	$1.9	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$3671

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741