Karachi vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$146
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1894
😷 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 72% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4020th ($421 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6375th and 509th 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
$1.81
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047