Helsinki vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
676K
14.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 351% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2046th and 8915th ($1936 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 37th and 6242nd 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
$15.5
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$5
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$1146

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548