Cairo vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$190
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$142
😷 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 15% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8923rd ($483 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5501st and 6375th 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
$4.87
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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