Dresden vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$637
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
566K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 244% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4158th and 8923rd ($1448 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 5th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 96th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Karachi

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Dresden Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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