Karachi vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$174
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1259
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.38M

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5668th ($417 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6078th and 907th 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
$1.9
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$7940

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619