Karachi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karachi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$421	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1023	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$146	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$843
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	96
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	14.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4918th ($421 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6375th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sao Paulo

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	Karachi	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$751	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$469	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.26	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.4	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1476	$15990

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$355
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$320
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$342
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$273
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$352
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$337
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$312
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$298
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$367
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$303
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$312
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$299
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$360
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$530
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$314
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$559
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$350
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$279
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$663
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$440
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$267
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$473
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$316
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$401
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$260
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$469
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$717
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$350
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$283
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$252
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1193
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$311
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720