Karachi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$188	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$581
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	50	65
🏙️ Population	14.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5654th ($442 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6253rd and 4281st 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	$1.99	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$14254

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611