Berlin vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
3.68M
14.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 382% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1759th and 8902nd ($2013 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 19th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Karachi

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Berlin Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$1093

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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