Beirut vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$598
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 212% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8914th ($1353 vs $434) 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5682nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Karachi

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Beirut Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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