Cairo vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$995
🏠 One person rent
$193
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
63
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
9.61M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8130th and 8902nd ($549 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5556th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Karachi

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Cairo Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546