Karachi vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$179	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$1885
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	49	86
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8915th and 2722nd ($429 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Italy, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6242nd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Rome

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	Karachi	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262