Beirut vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$549
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
63
54
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 194% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4577th and 8915th ($1261 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5475th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Karachi

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