Almaty vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$499
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
1.92M
14.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 119% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6015th and 8915th ($941 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4176th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548