Karachi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$179
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$3361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
662K

The cost of living in Karachi is 84% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8915th and 512th ($429 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 6242nd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Vancouver

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Karachi Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$16245

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743