Karachi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3918
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
140K

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8915th and 204th ($429 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Iceland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6242nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$6167

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161