Karachi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$146
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Karachi is 73% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8923rd and 3851st ($421 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.3 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 6375th and 367th 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
$1.81
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$8199

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469