Karachi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
53
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8902nd and 571st ($417 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6078th and 36th 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
$1.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190