Auckland vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$179
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	14.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 345% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1924th and 8872nd ($1968 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Pakistan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 161st and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Karachi

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	Auckland	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$1405

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552