Karachi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
518K

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8914th and 2232nd ($434 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 144th in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6414th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sheffield

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Karachi Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$24899

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871