Berlin vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$132
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
3.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 417% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1418th and 8915th ($2222 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 35th and 6371st 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
$16.6
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$1491

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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