Karachi vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$6224
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	14.9M	5.67K

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 8872nd and 791st ($442 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 6253rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Vaduz

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	Karachi	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8122

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891