Barcelona vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
1.73M
14.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 388% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8914th ($2116 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 205th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Karachi

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Barcelona Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$1646

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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