Karachi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$168
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karachi is 22% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8915th and 8247th ($430 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6371st and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$2133

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719