Karachi vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$163
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$939
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
54
63
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.47M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8914th and 5278th ($434 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 6414th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688