Hanoi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$302
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
8.44M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 52% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7418th and 8915th ($652 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Pakistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5259th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Karachi

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Hanoi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$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
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$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
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558