Cairo vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$189
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
60
54
🏙️ Population
9.61M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8915th ($473 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5895th and 6371st 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
$4.18
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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