Karachi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$188	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$216
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	14.9M	3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 13% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8574th ($442 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th 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 6253rd and 6227th 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	$1.99	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.08
🥤 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	$142	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$618

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788