Karachi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$174
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
40
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Karachi is 48% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6358th ($417 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6078th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$1785

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361