Karachi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$174
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
82
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.38M

The cost of living in Karachi is 49% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6353rd ($417 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6078th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438