Karachi vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$188	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3246
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	78
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	14.9M	662K

The cost of living in Karachi is 82% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8872nd and 819th ($442 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6253rd and 86th 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	$1.99	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759