Karachi vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$2766
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	14.9M	568K

The cost of living in Karachi is 81% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1194th ($442 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6253rd and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Surrey

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	Karachi	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$12026

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606