Karachi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$163
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1631
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
54
48
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.27M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8914th and 5251st ($434 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 6414th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karachi vs Soweto

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Soweto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$4370

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950