Helsinki vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$991
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
687K
14.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 358% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2068th and 8914th ($1990 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6414th 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
$15.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$1646

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561