Karachi vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$179	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$2696
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	14.9M	568K

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8915th and 890th ($429 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6242nd and 138th 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	$2.02	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$12698

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655