Faisalabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Faisalabad | Karachi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Faisalabad is 20% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9089th and 8914th ($348 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Pakistan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6935th vs 6414th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 35 km or 22 mi | Sahiwal | |
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| 74 km or 46 mi | Jhang | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Okara | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Sargodha | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Lahore | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Kamoke | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Burewala | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Gujrat | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Khanewal | |
| 169 km or 105 mi |  Amritsar | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Sialkot | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Mirpur | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Multan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Jammu | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Islamabad | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Pathankot | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Wah | |
| 270 km or 167 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Kohat | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Peshawar | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Mardan | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Baramulla | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Srinagar | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Patiala | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Hisar | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Khost | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Bikaner | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Mingora | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi | Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
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| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |