Canberra vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$179
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	63
😀 Quality of life	84	50
🏙️ Population	381K	14.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 358% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1768th and 8872nd ($2023 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 388th and 6253rd 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	$14.1	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$1405

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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