Karachi vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$174
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$605
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
53
60
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6984th ($417 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 6078th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Yekaterinburg

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Karachi Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4747

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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632