Karachi vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$146
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
54
41
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Karachi is 17% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8645th ($421 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 6375th and 7725th 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
$1.81
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$2115

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$355
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694