Beirut vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$995
🏠 One person rent
$623
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 187% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4447th and 8902nd ($1195 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5118th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546