Alexandria vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$995
🏠 One person rent
$164
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
63
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
4.87M
14.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 19% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8536th and 8902nd ($495 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6224th and 6078th 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
$5.31
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1093

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546