Karachi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sydney

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	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

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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 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