Faisalabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$115
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$173
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
3.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 26% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9185th and 8915th ($319 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6906th vs 6242nd 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
$1.79
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$1146

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$373
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$312
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$344
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286

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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