Karachi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$146
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4074th ($421 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6375th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mexico City

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Karachi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$13182

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005