Karachi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$174
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2637
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
518K

The cost of living in Karachi is 76% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8902nd and 2627th ($417 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 177th 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 1.5 months in Sheffield. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6078th and 159th 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
$1.9
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9409

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751