Karachi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$990
🏠 One person rent
$168
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
54
55
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Karachi is 39% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8915th and 7068th ($430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6371st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$922

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$382
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$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333