Cost of living in Karachi 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Karachi, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
16.7
83% cheaper than New York
KarachiUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 60,000 PKR $216
1-bed apartment, outside centre 40,000 PKR $144
3-bed apartment, centre 120,000 PKR $432
Room in shared flat 25,000 PKR $90
Buy price per m2 250,000 PKR $900
Living cost excl. rent 60,000 PKR $216
Typical net salary 120,000 PKR $432
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.