Beirut vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$555
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
61
49
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 172% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4691st and 8915th ($1165 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4996th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1146

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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