Karachi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$3202
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
518K

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2172nd ($421 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 131st 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6375th and 175th 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
$1.81
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$24916

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870