Alexandria vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
57
54
🏙️ Population
5.36M
14.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 13% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9023rd and 8923rd ($366 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6205th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Karachi

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Alexandria Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525