Karachi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$163
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8914th and 4144th ($434 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6414th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sharjah

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Karachi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492