Karachi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$163
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 13% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8914th and 8726th ($434 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6414th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mashhad

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Karachi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$627

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639