Karachi vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$179	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$3835
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	49	94
🏙️ Population	14.9M	664K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8915th and 1336th ($429 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6242nd and 51st 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	$2.02	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592