Karachi vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$179	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$3950
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	14.9M	548K

The cost of living in Karachi is 80% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8915th and 1613th ($429 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6242nd and 35th 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	$2.02	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611