Karachi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$163	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$2900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	14.9M	549K

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8914th and 3269th ($434 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6414th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Quebec City

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	Karachi	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934