Karachi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$188	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$245
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	76
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.59M

The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6734th ($442 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6253rd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Karaj

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	Karachi	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$823

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554