Hamilton vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$179
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
569K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 357% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1784th and 8872nd ($2017 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 239th and 6253rd 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
$18.8
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

Cities near Karachi

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