Karachi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$163
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
54
55
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karachi is 23% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8914th and 8262nd ($434 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6414th and 6346th 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
$1.8
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1920

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698