Cost of Living in Karachi

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$417
$995
🛋️ Without rent
$243
$683
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$174
$312
🍽️ Food
$142
$367
🚐 Transport
$60.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
😀 Quality of life
53
🏙️ Population
14.9M

The average cost of living in Karachi is $417, which is in the top 4% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8902nd out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 36 in Pakistan.

The median after-tax salary is $184, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 6078th (TOP 65%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Pakistan. With an estimated population of 14.9M, Karachi is the 1st largest city in Pakistan.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Masroor Air Base
😷 Air quality Bad 50.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1760 Aga Khan University
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Prices in Karachi

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093

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