Karachi vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$188	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1637
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	27
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	14.9M	687K

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4828th ($442 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th in Pakistan and Spain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6253rd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zaragoza

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	Karachi	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387