Hamilton vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
569K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 438% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1178th and 8902nd ($2244 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st 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 11th best city to live in Canada vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 143rd and 6078th 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
$14.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$1093

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near Karachi

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