Karachi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$168
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
25
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8915th and 7283rd ($430 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6371st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1806

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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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778