Karachi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3655
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	50	98
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.14M

The cost of living in Karachi is 79% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1654th ($442 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6253rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Perth

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	Karachi	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645