Faisalabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$289
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$670
$995
🏠 One person rent
$111
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$173
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$108
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$123
$184
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
3.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 31% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9245th and 8902nd ($289 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 13th vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 8707th vs 6078th 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
$1.35
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.25
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$120
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$396
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$410
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.14
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.66
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$14.5
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$645
$1093

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$344
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$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
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$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282

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Distance City Cost of living
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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
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$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
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$385
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$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
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$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
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$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
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$338
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$323
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$315
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$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546