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Cost of Living in Karachi
Summary about cost of living in Karachi:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,134.89$ (118,658.33Rs.) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 332.86$ (34,802.17Rs.) without rent.
- Cost of living index in Karachi is 71.46% lower than in New York.
- Cost of living rank 499th out of 520 cities in the world.
- Karachi has a cost of living index of 28.54.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 200.00 Rs. | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 1,000.00 Rs. | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 540.00 Rs. | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught) | 250.00 Rs. | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 500.00 Rs. | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 182.78 Rs. | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 42.26 Rs. | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 29.19 Rs. | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 337.03 Rs. | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 51.12 Rs. | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 53.49 Rs. | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 106.53 Rs. | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 290.33 Rs. | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 155.45 Rs. | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 221.94 Rs. | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 68.05 Rs. | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 42.38 Rs. | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 48.30 Rs. | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 24.49 Rs. | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 15.58 Rs. | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 14.76 Rs. | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 38.21 Rs. | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 53.32 Rs. | |
| Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range) | 500.00 Rs. | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 210.00 Rs. | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 368.33 Rs. | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 150.00 Rs. | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 20.00 Rs. | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 1,000.00 Rs. | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 100.00 Rs. | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 40.23 Rs. | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 200.00 Rs. | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 270.46 Rs. | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,500,000.00 Rs. | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,889,052.63 Rs. | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 6,453.44 Rs. | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 2.26 Rs. | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 2,592.50 Rs. | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 1,456.52 Rs. | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 715.38 Rs. | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 600.00 Rs. | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 9,257.58 Rs. | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 216,750.00 Rs. | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 2,684.00 Rs. | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 4,026.32 Rs. | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 6,350.00 Rs. | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 4,240.00 Rs. | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 22,722.22 Rs. | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 11,166.67 Rs. | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 47,750.00 Rs. | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 27,473.68 Rs. | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 7,880.84 Rs. | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 4,606.89 Rs. | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 30,846.15 Rs. | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 11.72 |
Prices in Karachi
These data are based on 1635 entries in the past 18 months from 162 different contributors.
Last update: July 2017
Last update: July 2017
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27 Comments so far
a budget of 5000 Rps per a month. the poor people in Karachi have been saved. check out hyper star web
site for food and commodities prices. Or go on to imtiaz web site to compare with hyper star.
people of Karachi can easily live on a income of pkr 5000 a month. potato at hyper star is at 11 pkr a
kilo.
No Gas, No Electricity, No Road, No Water, No Job,
Gov't of paskistan has not interested to develop the pakistan...
ALLAH has given the every thing to paskitan.But our politician has not to interested to serve pakistani peoples.
Now pakistan has destroyed in the world..
Our country is very very good but it's peoples & politician has not good..
very need ful and very importent web site , i appricate you for this ,
thanks nd rgds
younus khan