Alexandria vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
4.87M
14.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 11% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9006th and 8915th ($384 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6233rd and 6371st 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
$4.15
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558