Karachi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$168
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8915th and 4611th ($430 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6371st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777