Karachi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$179
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$228
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
49
50
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 20% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8915th and 8365th ($429 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6242nd and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797