Helsinki vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$995
🏠 One person rent
$937
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
665K
14.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 338% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2273rd and 8902nd ($1825 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 26th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$1093

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546