Jerusalem vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	63
😀 Quality of life	84	49
🏙️ Population	936K	14.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 375% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1770th and 8915th ($2037 vs $429) 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 358th and 6242nd 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	$20.4	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$1146

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548