Karachi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$174	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	50
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8902nd and 1355th ($417 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6078th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Ottawa

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	Karachi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$21213

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874