Edmonton vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$955	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	63
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	1.01M	14.9M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 316% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2563rd and 8915th ($1785 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 3rd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 172nd and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Karachi

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	Edmonton	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$1146

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548