Karachi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$163
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8914th and 4274th ($434 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6414th and 3354th 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
$1.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023