Karachi vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$146
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$252
😷 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 8923rd and 8757th ($421 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 61st in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6375th and 6229th 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
$1.81
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$629

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638