Karachi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$163
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
276K

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8914th and 5994th ($434 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6414th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923