Isfahan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$995
🏠 One person rent
$277
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$756
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
50
53
🏙️ Population
1.96M
14.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 44% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7675th and 8902nd ($599 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st 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 6th best city to live in Iran vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6267th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.11
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1003
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.33
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.23%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.92
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.06
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.4
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$644
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
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$569
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$538
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$531
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651

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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