Karachi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$933
🏠 One person rent
$146
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Karachi is 37% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7534th ($421 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 17th in India, while ranked 6375th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Surat

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Karachi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$877

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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298