Johannesburg vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$522
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
4.8M
14.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 170% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4839th and 8914th ($1171 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5190th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Karachi

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Johannesburg Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$1646

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Karachi

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