Budapest vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$707
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$132
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
1.69M
14.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 220% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4312th and 8915th ($1377 vs $430) 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 1.1 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 636th and 6371st 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
$10.6
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$1491

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Karachi

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