Karachi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$174
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
8
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8902nd and 3034th ($417 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6078th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$8062

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524