Johannesburg vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$995
🏠 One person rent
$403
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
61
53
🏙️ Population
4.43M
14.9M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 118% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5921st and 8902nd ($908 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5184th and 6078th 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
$7.41
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$1093

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Karachi

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