Karachi vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4796
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1614
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2550
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3215
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	14.9M	718K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1006th ($442 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6253rd and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mississauga

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	Karachi	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$70.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$8197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$92.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$10536

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081