Karachi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$163	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	49
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Karachi is 80% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8914th and 1668th ($434 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6414th and 123rd 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	$1.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$17337

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$365
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$326
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$392
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$337
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$284
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$343
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$327
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$324
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$310
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$378
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$298
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$330
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$317
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$373
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$575
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$326
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$627
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$382
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$289
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$693
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$417
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$463
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$331
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$382
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$269
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$467
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$813
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$351
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$297
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$294
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1135
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$325
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891