Karachi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$168
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 68% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8915th and 4418th ($430 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6371st and 3317th 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
$1.75
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030