Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmednagar and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmednagar and Karachi

😐 Solo nomad: Ahmednagar is 19.1% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ahmednagar is 7.6% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 4.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.52 ₹301
$2.08 PKR 588
69.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.43 ₹807
$12.27 PKR 3,465
-23.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.02 ₹344
$4.07 PKR 1,149
-1.23%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2 PKR 565
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.14 PKR 1,453
-
Cappuccino
$2.1 ₹179
$1.84 PKR 519
14.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.27 ₹23.29
$0.37 PKR 104
-27.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.2
$0.23 PKR 65.2
-26.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.37 ₹202
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 ₹286
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.72 ₹61.6
$0.8 PKR 225
-10.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.46 ₹39.29
$0.55 PKR 155
-16.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.54 ₹46.11
$1.13 PKR 319
-52.21%
Eggs
$1.01 ₹86.7
$1.18 PKR 332
-14.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.99 ₹513
$6.54 PKR 1,846
-8.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.58 ₹306
$3.24 PKR 915
10.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$5.08 PKR 1,435
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.38 ₹204
$1.08 PKR 306
120.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.66 ₹56.7
$0.55 PKR 155
20.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.03 ₹87.9
$0.89 PKR 250
15.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.38 ₹32.74
$0.54 PKR 152
-29.63%
Potato (1kg)
$0.31 ₹26.73
$0.38 PKR 108
-18.42%
Onion (1kg)
$0.31 ₹26.38
$0.47 PKR 133
-34.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.57 ₹48.56
$0.36 PKR 100
58.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.35 ₹30.28
$0.44 PKR 124
-20.45%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.22 PKR 344
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.31 PKR 371
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.12 PKR 599
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.61 ₹309
$2.18 PKR 616
65.60%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.81 ₹668
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ₹151
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 ₹225
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.38 ₹374
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.8
$0.37 PKR 103
-24.32%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.86 ₹758
$6.28 PKR 1,772
41.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.31 ₹26.91
$0.7 PKR 197
-55.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 ₹28.38
$0.66 PKR 187
-50.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.78 ₹152
$1.72 PKR 485
3.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 ₹107
$0.93 PKR 263
34.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$11.6K ₹993.2K
$16.8K PKR 4.7M
-30.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.4K ₹2.3M
$25K PKR 7.1M
5.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$57.7 ₹4,931
$136 PKR 38.3K
-57.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.54 ₹388
$4.88 PKR 1,379
-6.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.37 ₹630
$13.36 PKR 3,775
-44.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.72 ₹1,345
$15.31 PKR 4,325
2.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7 ₹599
$14.22 PKR 4,016
-50.77%
Cinema Ticket
$4.18 ₹357
$4.35 PKR 1,230
-3.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$86.1 ₹7,365
$57.7 PKR 16.3K
49.29%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,490 ₹127.5K
$1,350 PKR 381.3K
10.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.27 ₹1,990
$17.87 PKR 5,047
30.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.06 ₹1,545
$25.27 PKR 7,138
-28.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.66 ₹3,649
$65.4 PKR 18.5K
-34.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.34 ₹2,852
$35.61 PKR 10.1K
-6.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$126 ₹10.8K
$121 PKR 34.2K
4.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$74.9 ₹6,407
$75.9 PKR 21.4K
-1.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$276 ₹23.6K
$321 PKR 90.7K
-14.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 ₹15.7K
$182 PKR 51.4K
0.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$901 ₹77.1K
$576 PKR 162.7K
56.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$552 ₹47.2K
$365 PKR 103.2K
51.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ahmednagar
Karachi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$190 PKR 53.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
17.8
-49.33%

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Last update for Ahmednagar: October 29, 2025

Last update for Karachi: October 27, 2025

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