Athens vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$713
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$142
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
81
54
🏙️ Population
643K
14.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 242% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4184th and 8923rd ($1439 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Greece and Pakistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 602nd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Karachi

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Athens Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$1476

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Karachi

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