Bucharest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$525
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
81
54
🏙️ Population
1.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 160% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4913th and 8915th ($1116 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 646th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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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