Karachi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3900
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	50	94
🏙️ Population	14.9M	548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 80% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8872nd and 1356th ($442 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6253rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs The Hague

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	Karachi	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530