Karachi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$163
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.21M

The cost of living in Karachi is 67% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8914th and 4516th ($434 vs $1329) 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 0.4 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 6414th and 995th 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
$1.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$11223

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784