Bucharest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$535
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$152
😷 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 162% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4935th and 8914th ($1138 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 508th and 6414th 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
$11.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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