Karachi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$179
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$924
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
49
59
🏙️ Population
14.9M
276K

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8915th and 6379th ($429 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 6242nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$3144

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797