Karachi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$163
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1785
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
56.8K

The cost of living in Karachi is 71% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8914th and 4107th ($434 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Pakistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6414th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Nicosia

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Karachi Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$9656

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911