Cairo vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$201
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$152
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
63
😀 Quality of life
63
54
🏙️ Population
9.8M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 17% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8680th and 8914th ($506 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5610th and 6414th 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
$4.85
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1646

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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