Karachi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$174
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
53
60
🏙️ Population
14.9M
276K

The cost of living in Karachi is 44% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6609th ($417 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6078th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$2962

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737