Isfahan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$208
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$142
😷 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 16% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8733rd and 8923rd ($488 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6153rd and 6375th 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
$3.01
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$1476

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$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525