Jerusalem vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	63
😀 Quality of life	85	50
🏙️ Population	936K	14.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 379% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1551st and 8872nd ($2114 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Pakistan, respectively. Check Israel vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 374th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Karachi

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	Jerusalem	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$1405

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552