Karachi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$3638
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.02M

The cost of living in Karachi is 80% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1688th ($421 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6375th and 141st 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
$1.81
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$17263

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875