Karachi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$174	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$348
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	14.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Karachi is 20% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8350th ($417 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6078th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Surabaya

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	Karachi	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$5424

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506