Brussels vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
196K
14.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 376% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8914th ($2065 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 99th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Karachi

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Brussels Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$1646

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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