Karachi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$146
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1726
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4339th ($421 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6375th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sofia

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Karachi Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$12236

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800