Karachi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$4399
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
49
99
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.84M

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8915th and 312th ($429 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6242nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Karachi vs Sydney infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karachi vs Sydney

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Sydney are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$18951

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754