Faisalabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$333
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$813
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$112
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$177
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$130
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$126
$132
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
43
54
🏙️ Population
3.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 22% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9127th and 8915th ($333 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 7307th vs 6371st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Karachi

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Faisalabad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.6
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.8
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$46.7
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$122
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$83.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$527
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.53
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.4
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.61
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.47
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.57
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.7
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1474
$1491

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$294
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$376
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$363
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$368
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$427
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$316
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$302
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
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$347
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$320
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$362
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$380
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$311
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$277
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$403
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$284
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$337
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$416
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$443
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$350
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$301
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$344
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$421
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$364
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$354
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$265
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$340
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$357
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$262
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$373
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$393
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$290
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$351
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
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Distance City Cost of living
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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
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$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
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$315
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$254
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$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
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$366
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$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
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$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
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$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
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$347
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$303
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$267
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$1081
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$335
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$558