Karachi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$179
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$740
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8915th and 4630th ($429 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6242nd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709