Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Bulgaria

Ruse vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Ruse is 3.1 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Ruse
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ruse
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Ruse
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ruse
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in Ruse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Ruse
Clothing: pay 94.6% more in Ruse

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

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Ruse vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Ruse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR492.04	$10.74 BGN18.41	+507.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,180.90	$8.06 BGN13.81	+89.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.30	$1.53 BGN2.62	+289.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.43	$0.90 BGN1.53	+312.2%
Average			+299.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Ruse
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR158.09	$0.98 BGN1.68	+73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 PKR1,005.87	$4.77 BGN8.18	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 PKR854.62	$6.48 BGN11.10	+110.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR323.84	$2.70 BGN4.62	+131.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PKR420.29	$3.65 BGN6.26	+142.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR138.52	$0.65 BGN1.11	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.53	$0.85 BGN1.46	+198.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 PKR118.01	$0.87 BGN1.48	+104.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.15	$0.95 BGN1.62	+317.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR44.76	$0.50 BGN0.86	+212.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.91	$0.43 BGN0.74	+151.3%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Karachi	Ruse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 PKR964.22	$5.82 BGN9.97	+67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.96 PKR2,214.18	$16.41 BGN28.12	+106.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,152.03 PKR5M	$30,917.07 BGN52,973.33	+80.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.37 PKR1,771.35	$7.28 BGN12.48	+14.4%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Karachi	Ruse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.20 PKR3,395.08	$14.81 BGN25.38	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$125.14 PKR34,821.33	$333.69 BGN571.74	+166.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.36 PKR22,082.78	$287.16 BGN492.01	+261.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 PKR25,781.45	$77.59 BGN132.94	-16.3%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Ruse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.14 PKR17,013.25	$641.00 BGN1,098.29	+948.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,401.68 PKR390K	$9,323.50 BGN15,974.89	+565.2%
Average			+756.8%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Ruse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 PKR556.01	$1.79 BGN3.07	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 PKR558.06	$1.72 BGN2.95	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR590.45	$3.58 BGN6.14	+68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.79 PKR4,393.63	$32.83 BGN56.25	+107.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,180.90	$5.97 BGN10.23	+40.6%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 94.6% more for clothing

	Karachi	Ruse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.04 PKR5,018.81	$53.72 BGN92.04	+197.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.89 PKR7,482.68	$29.84 BGN51.13	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.38 PKR17,357.32	$74.61 BGN127.83	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.81 PKR9,963.82	$89.53 BGN153.40	+150.0%
Average			+94.6%

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