Karachi vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$6558
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
53
97
🏙️ Population
14.9M
443K

The cost of living in Karachi is 88% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8902nd and 31st ($417 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6078th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zurich

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Karachi Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$29266

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846