Karachi vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$168
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
14.9M
431K

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8915th and 5698th ($430 vs $985) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6371st and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5380

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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
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$904
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$826