Bucharest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$995
🏠 One person rent
$449
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
1.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 130% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8902nd ($961 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546