Auckland vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
63
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
1.47M
14.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 399% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1745th and 8923rd ($2100 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Pakistan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 242nd and 6375th 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
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$1476

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1752
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1553
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1530
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1424
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1239
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1660
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1259
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1475
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1261
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1400
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1653
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1647
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1503
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1395
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1440
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1803
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2003
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1469
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1705
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1800
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1567
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2232
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1507
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$891
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$910
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1995

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525