Cost of living comparison

Karachi, Pakistan

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 27.5% more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 93.2% more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Cairo are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Karachi	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.15 PKR602.27	$4.06 EGP207.56	+89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,204.54	$4.71 EGP240.77	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR96.79	$0.33 EGP17.10	-3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 PKR69.23	$0.12 EGP6.26	-50.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Karachi	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 PKR146.82	$0.65 EGP33.18	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 PKR725.79	$1.59 EGP81.07	-38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.98 PKR836.10	$3.40 EGP173.78	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 PKR320.19	$1.45 EGP74.13	+27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 PKR381.66	$1.96 EGP100.18	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR138.70	$0.68 EGP34.97	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 PKR75.81	$0.23 EGP11.91	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 PKR100.43	$0.16 EGP8.13	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR71.33	$0.19 EGP9.84	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR43.71	$0.22 EGP11.06	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 PKR75.07	$0.19 EGP9.70	-29.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Karachi	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71 PKR1,041.16	$1.01 EGP51.88	-72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.91 PKR1,656.24	$8.12 EGP415.13	+37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,109.59 PKR4,517,012.66	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+125.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.01 PKR1,405.29	$2.50 EGP127.65	-50.2%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Karachi	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.90 PKR3,337.45	$9.69 EGP495.59	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$115.84 PKR32,479.47	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.85 PKR20,707.62	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.28 PKR24,752.00	$13.65 EGP697.97	-84.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Karachi	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.02 PKR13,744.07	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	+78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,213.28 PKR340,194.93	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	+60.6%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR501.89	$1.42 EGP72.65	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 PKR496.87	$1.54 EGP78.62	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 PKR552.08	$1.83 EGP93.40	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.53 PKR3,792.86	$18.55 EGP948.51	+37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,204.54	$3.04 EGP155.67	-29.1%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 93.2% more for clothing

	Karachi	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 PKR4,714.42	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	+121.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.62 PKR6,621.71	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+109.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.93 PKR15,401.76	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	+77.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.65 PKR9,155.17	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	+64.2%
Average			+93.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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