Budapest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$810
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$142
😷 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 276% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3675th and 8923rd ($1580 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 646th and 6375th 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
$13.9
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$1476

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525