Karachi vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$179	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$352
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	14.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 23% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8915th and 8199th ($429 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6242nd and 4937th 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	$2.02	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$5075

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515