Alexandria vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$805
🏠 One person rent
$110
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
61
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
4.87M
14.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 2% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9104th and 9122nd ($326 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6192nd and 6079th 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
$3.57
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687