Isfahan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$207
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
57
54
🏙️ Population
1.96M
14.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 15% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8716th and 8914th ($500 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 2nd in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6223rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Karachi

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Isfahan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$1646

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15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639

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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