Karachi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$4180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
664K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8914th and 676th ($434 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6414th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Rotterdam

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Karachi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$13439

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727