Gothenburg vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$895	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	608K	14.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 302% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8915th ($1725 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 81st and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Karachi

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	Gothenburg	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$1146

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

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