Karachi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$168
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3342
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
54
99
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8915th and 918th ($430 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6371st and 6th 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
$1.75
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043