Isfahan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$271	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	47	49
🏙️ Population	1.96M	14.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 37% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7921st and 8915th ($588 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd 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 5th best city to live in Iran vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6374th and 6242nd 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	$3.8	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$1146

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699

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