Helsinki vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$972
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
694K
14.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 368% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2107th and 8923rd ($1970 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 47th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Karachi

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Helsinki Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$1476

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

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