Canberra vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
63
😀 Quality of life
82
53
🏙️ Population
381K
14.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 524% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 522nd and 8902nd ($2604 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 367th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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