Alexandria vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$103
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
5.36M
14.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 8% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8976th and 8914th ($400 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6248th and 6414th 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
$4.25
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561