Helsinki vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$972
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
687K
14.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 353% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2171st and 8915th ($1947 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 30th and 6371st 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
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$1491

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

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