Karachi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$174
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
62
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7206th ($417 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6078th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$5767

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760