Karachi vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3089
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
80
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
518K

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8902nd and 831st ($417 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.3 months in Surrey. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 6078th and 457th 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
$1.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$7382

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651