Athens vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$710
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$132
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
643K
14.9M

The cost of living in Athens is 234% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4155th and 8915th ($1436 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 611th and 6371st 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
$16.2
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$1491

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558