Karachi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3590
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8915th and 656th ($429 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6242nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$18156

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085