Gujranwala vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gujranwala Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$302
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$729
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$98
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$152
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$124
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$132
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
2.03M
14.9M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 30% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9199th and 8915th ($302 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Ranked 10th vs 1st best cities to live in Pakistan, and 8772nd vs 6371st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Karachi

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Gujranwala Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.04
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.7
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$34.9
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.4
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$60
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.92%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$761
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.32
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.44
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$5.97
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.83
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.71
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$16.7
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$843
$1491

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$326
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$380
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$284
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$277
123 km or 76 mi Chiniot
$372
132 km or 82 mi Faisalabad
$333
139 km or 86 mi Pathankot
$350
143 km or 89 mi Sargodha
$376
149 km or 93 mi Sahiwal
$303
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$337
164 km or 102 mi Okara
$291
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$351
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$416
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$294
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$443
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$421
223 km or 139 mi Srinagar
$340
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$265
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$344
264 km or 164 mi Burewala
$347
292 km or 181 mi Patiala
$357
293 km or 182 mi Chandigarh
$373
297 km or 184 mi Khanewal
$362
302 km or 188 mi Kohat
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mardan
$354
306 km or 190 mi Shimla
$270
324 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$334
337 km or 209 mi Mingora
$351
341 km or 212 mi Multan
$403
365 km or 227 mi Hisar
$262
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$301
402 km or 250 mi Saharanpur
$285
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$254
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$382
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$324
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$395
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
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$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
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$315
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$254
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$301
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$624
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$374
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$366
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$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
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$403
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$278
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$436
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$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
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$274
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$439
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$808
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$347
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$303
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$267
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$1081
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$335
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$558