Karachi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$179
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2228
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8915th and 3679th ($429 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6242nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507