Karachi vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$188	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1337
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	63	18
😀 Quality of life	50	60
🏙️ Population	14.9M	932K

The cost of living in Karachi is 73% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8872nd and 3004th ($442 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Pakistan and Spain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6253rd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tenerife

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	Karachi	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$6114

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291