Brussels vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
196K
14.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 372% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1913th and 8915th ($2028 vs $430) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 165th and 6371st 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
$25.6
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$1491

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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