Karachi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$179
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$641
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
62
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8915th and 6834th ($429 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6242nd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$10290

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795