Brussels vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
196K
14.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 357% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1988th and 8915th ($1958 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Pakistan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 173rd and 6242nd 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
$20.8
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$1146

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548