Bucharest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$562
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
63
😀 Quality of life
84
54
🏙️ Population
1.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 173% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4877th and 8923rd ($1148 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 482nd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Karachi

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Bucharest Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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