Karachi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3743
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
53
98
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.84M

The cost of living in Karachi is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8902nd and 318th ($417 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6078th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$17934

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816