Karachi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$174
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$819
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 68% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4206th ($417 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 6078th and 4184th 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
$1.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881