Karachi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
664K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8915th and 689th ($430 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6371st and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$13809

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671