Karachi vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3371
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	14.9M	985K

The cost of living in Karachi is 78% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1732nd ($442 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Sweden, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6253rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Stockholm

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	Karachi	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331