Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Mexico

Monterrey vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 3.6 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Monterrey are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR600.60	$13.91 MX$257.20	+542.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$11.13 MX$205.76	+105.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.17	$1.68 MX$30.99	+325.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.78	$1.03 MX$19.03	+286.7%
Average			+293.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.82	$2.95 MX$54.63	+446.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR802.51	$6.13 MX$113.44	+111.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR923.25	$7.20 MX$133.19	+116.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR349.44	$2.56 MX$47.39	+103.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR389.34	$4.28 MX$79.19	+204.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR160.05	$1.52 MX$28.05	+162.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.26	$0.71 MX$13.19	+181.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR127.13	$0.98 MX$18.19	+114.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.11	$1.12 MX$20.72	+356.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.64	$1.06 MX$19.52	+619.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.17	$1.23 MX$22.77	+729.3%
Average			+238.6%

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Karachi	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,428.03	$5.91 MX$109.36	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,752.75	$32.04 MX$592.58	+222.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	$10.57 MX$195.47	+58.2%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Karachi	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,670.33	$26.79 MX$495.42	+102.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR33,110.00	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+722.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,620.60	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+822.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR24,031.72	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+6.0%
Average			+490.3%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,345.58	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+1259.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR539K	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+491.9%
Average			+796.9%

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pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR600.60	$2.36 MX$43.72	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR596.75	$4.04 MX$74.68	+87.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR500.50	$4.90 MX$90.53	+171.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,950.39	$31.22 MX$577.27	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$5.29 MX$97.74	+22.0%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Karachi	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,933.50	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+313.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,435.00	$42.76 MX$790.75	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,804.50	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,344.67	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+194.9%
Average			+147.0%

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