Karachi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8914th and 897th ($434 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6414th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Toronto

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Karachi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029