Karachi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$174
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
50
😀 Quality of life
53
52
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7596th ($417 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6078th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shiraz

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Karachi Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$2132

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698