Karachi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$188	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$861
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	14.9M	24.7K

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8872nd and 3454th ($442 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6253rd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Victoria

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	Karachi	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408