Budapest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$750
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$152
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
81
54
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 239% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8914th ($1469 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 680th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Karachi

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Budapest Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$1646

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Karachi

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