Karachi vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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