Budapest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$589
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
80
49
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 176% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8915th ($1185 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 551st and 6242nd 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
$10.4
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1146

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548