Brisbane vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
2.36M
14.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 465% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 930th and 8902nd ($2356 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 18th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Karachi

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Brisbane Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$1093

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546