Canberra vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
63
😀 Quality of life
85
54
🏙️ Population
381K
14.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 437% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8923rd ($2258 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 438th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Karachi

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Canberra Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$1476

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$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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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