Karachi vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$179	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$4116
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	49	88
🏙️ Population	14.9M	486K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8915th and 1309th ($429 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1150th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 6242nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Omaha

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	Karachi	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.02	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$24758

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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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978