Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 2.5 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 87.4% more in Sunny Beach

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Sunny Beach are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sunny Beach.

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Sunny Beach vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunny Beach instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR599.94	$8.59 BGN14.99	+296.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	$9.63 BGN16.82	+77.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.05	$1.79 BGN3.12	+353.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.70	$1.54 BGN2.69	+478.3%
Average			+215.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.65	$0.77 BGN1.34	+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR801.62	$4.29 BGN7.50	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR922.23	$6.76 BGN11.81	+103.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR349.05	$3.67 BGN6.41	+191.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR388.91	$3.81 BGN6.64	+170.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR159.87	$0.76 BGN1.33	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.18	$0.83 BGN1.45	+227.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR126.99	$0.89 BGN1.55	+93.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.03	$1.17 BGN2.05	+377.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.60	$0.48 BGN0.84	+227.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.12	$0.48 BGN0.85	+226.4%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,426.45	$5.93 BGN10.35	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,749.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$30,065.86 BGN52,493.79	+66.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,849.80	$6.30 BGN11.00	-5.7%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,666.28	$15.46 BGN27.00	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR33,073.41	$571.04 BGN997.01	+378.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,597.81	$342.62 BGN598.21	+360.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR24,005.16	$86.09 BGN150.31	-0.7%
Average			+246.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,329.73	$514.02 BGN897.45	+893.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR538K	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	+181.2%
Average			+428.5%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR599.94	$2.29 BGN4.00	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR596.09	$2.83 BGN4.95	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR499.95	$4.01 BGN7.00	+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,943.81	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	$9.15 BGN15.98	+111.3%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 87.4% more for clothing

	Karachi	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,928.05	$33.59 BGN58.65	+88.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,427.89	$41.97 BGN73.28	+80.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,783.72	$96.32 BGN168.17	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,332.13	$104.14 BGN181.82	+154.5%
Average			+87.4%

Karachi vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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