Hamilton vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
569K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 377% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2004th and 8923rd ($2006 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 265th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Karachi

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Hamilton Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525