Karachi vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1278
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	50	82
🏙️ Population	14.9M	546K

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8872nd and 2671st ($442 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Portugal, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 6253rd and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Lisbon

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	Karachi	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112