Karachi vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karachi	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$421	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1023	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$146	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$4489
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	14.9M	5.35M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8923rd and 829th ($421 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6375th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Melbourne

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	Karachi	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$751	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$469	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.26	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.4	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1476	$22313

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132