Athens vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$675
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
643K
14.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 219% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4177th and 8915th ($1366 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Greece and Pakistan, respectively. Check Greece vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 658th and 6242nd 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
$15.3
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$1146

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548