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Cost of Living in Karachi
Summary about cost of living in Karachi:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,118.10$ (138,365.14Rs.) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 333.01$ (41,209.76Rs.) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 513th out of 532 cities in the world.
- Karachi has a cost of living index of 24.11.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 250.00 Rs. | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 1,492.50 Rs. | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 600.00 Rs. | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught) | 250.00 Rs. | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 350.00 Rs. | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 217.16 Rs. | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 40.71 Rs. | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 28.22 Rs. | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 364.35 Rs. | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 51.94 Rs. | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 60.47 Rs. | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 109.91 Rs. | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 306.66 Rs. | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 158.79 Rs. | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 242.55 Rs. | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 69.05 Rs. | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 41.33 Rs. | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 58.24 Rs. | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 32.75 Rs. | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 17.92 Rs. | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 18.43 Rs. | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 49.96 Rs. | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 57.19 Rs. | |
| Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range) | 475.00 Rs. | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 178.75 Rs. | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 275.31 Rs. | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 157.50 Rs. | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 20.00 Rs. | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 1,000.00 Rs. | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 120.00 Rs. | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 32.19 Rs. | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 200.00 Rs. | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 335.94 Rs. | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,700,000.00 Rs. | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 2,140,873.11 Rs. | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 8,489.43 Rs. | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 2.44 Rs. | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 2,822.35 Rs. | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 2,163.69 Rs. | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 978.12 Rs. | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 600.00 Rs. | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 6,312.60 Rs. | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 183,353.66 Rs. | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 2,412.94 Rs. | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 3,953.43 Rs. | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 5,630.58 Rs. | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 4,245.65 Rs. | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 20,879.17 Rs. | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 12,017.86 Rs. | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 48,271.83 Rs. | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 27,883.33 Rs. | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 10,717.64 Rs. | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 5,853.46 Rs. | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 28,852.68 Rs. | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.76 |
Prices in Karachi
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Last update: September 2018
Last update: September 2018
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24 Comments so far
Expenses for 1 person as follows:
Montly Salary for a person who do full time labor work is 10000pkr to 15000pkr (upon luck otherwise u get less)
Studio or 1 room rent in very cheap and bad area is 5000rps per month.
Electricity cost for a tv, 2 bulb and 2 fan is 1500rps per month.
Food cost for 2 times a day (basic meal) is around 3000 to 5000pkr per month.
Water, sewerage, garbage disposal costs is 500rps per month.
Gas cost for cooking is around 300pkr per month.
Transportation cost is around 3000 per month.
Now at this level your expenses are more than your salary. Now you tell how can you live a quality of life.
Healthcare is free in some Government Hospitals & NGO operated clinics. Government has made an effort to make drugs not freely available, So it doesn't gets into the wrong hands. It's not required to have medical insurance to pay for medicines. Even a signature by a registered doctor can be shown to a local pharmacy. Many pharmacies provide free of cost medicines if you have a consent with the doctor.
Karachi is relatively cheap, However family of six can live easily on $3164/ year.
Inflation & Deflation has been a part of the economy.
Pakistan has enjoyed a high life style & quality living conditions in main cities, like Islamabad, Lahore & Karachi.
Including medicines without medical insurance if someone has a medical condition to treat.
Someone should confirm.
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..