Cost of living comparison

Karachi, Pakistan

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.4 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 PKR600.98	$9.93 MX$201.61	+362.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,201.96	$7.45 MX$151.20	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR96.59	$1.08 MX$21.92	+212.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 PKR69.08	$0.77 MX$15.69	+213.0%
Average			+215.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 PKR146.51	$2.45 MX$49.79	+368.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 PKR724.24	$4.87 MX$98.82	+88.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.98 PKR834.31	$5.51 MX$111.83	+84.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 PKR319.50	$2.18 MX$44.32	+91.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 PKR380.84	$3.57 MX$72.51	+162.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR138.40	$1.22 MX$24.81	+147.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 PKR75.65	$0.67 MX$13.59	+147.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 PKR100.22	$0.80 MX$16.22	+123.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR71.18	$0.83 MX$16.80	+225.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR43.62	$0.85 MX$17.28	+445.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 PKR74.91	$0.83 MX$16.81	+209.1%
Average			+190.2%

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Karachi	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,038.93	$4.64 MX$94.16	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.91 PKR1,652.69	$17.87 MX$362.89	+202.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,109.59 PKR4,507,333.71	$18,615.02 MX$378,011.91	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.01 PKR1,402.28	$3.47 MX$70.56	-30.7%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Karachi	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.90 PKR3,330.30	$24.38 MX$495.06	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$115.84 PKR32,409.88	$893.52 MX$18,144.57	+671.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.85 PKR20,663.25	$544.24 MX$11,051.69	+636.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.28 PKR24,698.96	$30.31 MX$615.53	-65.7%
Average			+336.8%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.02 PKR13,714.62	$381.33 MX$7,743.52	+677.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,213.28 PKR339,465.97	$8,426.99 MX$171,125.39	+594.6%
Average			+636.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR500.81	$2.73 MX$55.44	+52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 PKR495.81	$3.01 MX$61.05	+69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 PKR550.90	$3.92 MX$79.63	+99.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.53 PKR3,784.73	$53.69 MX$1,090.22	+296.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,201.96	$4.96 MX$100.80	+15.6%
Average			+106.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Karachi	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 PKR4,704.32	$56.36 MX$1,144.40	+235.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.62 PKR6,607.53	$41.06 MX$833.78	+73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.93 PKR15,368.76	$91.99 MX$1,868.08	+67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.65 PKR9,135.55	$91.93 MX$1,866.79	+181.5%
Average			+139.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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