Karachi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$179	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$846
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	82
😀 Quality of life	49	67
🏙️ Population	14.9M	5.38M

The cost of living in Karachi is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8915th and 6204th ($429 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6242nd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Saint Petersburg

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	Karachi	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.02	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525