Berlin vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$142
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
3.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Berlin is 464% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1150th and 8923rd ($2371 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 45th and 6375th 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
$16.2
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$1476

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525