Gothenburg vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$808
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
675K
14.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 267% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2959th and 8872nd ($1623 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 78th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552