Gothenburg vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$995
🏠 One person rent
$891
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
63
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
608K
14.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 305% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2703rd and 8902nd ($1690 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 84th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$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
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546