Cities / Asia / Pakistan

Karachi

Pakistan

One person needs about PKR 156,238 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about PKR 463,183.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	PKR 55,401	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	PKR 39,889	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	PKR 116,341	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	PKR 83,101	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	PKR 137	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	PKR 359	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 527	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	PKR 449	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 1,582	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 1,371	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 1,898	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 494	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 190	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 449	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 494	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 314	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	PKR 314	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	PKR 251	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	PKR 232	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	PKR 2,328	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	PKR 316	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	PKR 1,982	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	PKR 855	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	PKR 3,419	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	PKR 781	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	PKR 221	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	PKR 499	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	PKR 191	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	PKR 161	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	PKR 7,313	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	PKR 194	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	PKR 105	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	PKR 171	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	PKR 16,052	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	PKR 5,387	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	PKR 5,836	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	PKR 5,857		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	PKR 1,171		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	PKR 12,041	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	PKR 7,692	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	PKR 20,377	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	PKR 92,353		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	PKR 3,479,442		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	PKR 265,923		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	PKR 171,742		0 reports

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