Karachi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$4246
😷 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 8923rd and 649th ($421 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6375th and 20th 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
$1.81
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$13092

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799