Karachi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$179	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$2544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	39
😀 Quality of life	49	86
🏙️ Population	14.9M	549K

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8915th and 2544th ($429 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6242nd and 316th 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	$2.02	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$6253

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751