Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

Pakistan

Karachi vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Karachi is 60.4% cheaper than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% less in Karachi
Groceries: pay 58.1% less in Karachi
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Karachi
Housing: pay 71.2% less in Karachi
Childcare: pay 81.1% less in Karachi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Karachi
Clothing: pay 46.6% less in Karachi

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Karachi.

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Karachi vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.3% less for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.99	$2.17 PKR599.94	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.82	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.12	$0.39 PKR109.05	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.69	$0.27 PKR73.70	-82.7%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 58.1% less for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$0.54 PKR149.65	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.50	$2.89 PKR801.62	-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.81	$3.33 PKR922.23	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.41	$1.26 PKR349.05	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.64	$1.40 PKR388.91	-63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.33	$0.58 PKR159.87	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$0.25 PKR70.18	-69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.55	$0.46 PKR126.99	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.05	$0.25 PKR68.03	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.15 PKR40.60	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.85	$0.15 PKR41.12	-69.4%
Average			-58.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Karachi - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.35	$5.15 PKR1,426.45	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.93 PKR2,749.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,493.79	$18,053.11 PKR5M	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN11.00	$6.68 PKR1,849.80	+6.0%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 71.2% less for housing

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN27.00	$13.24 PKR3,666.28	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN997.01	$119.43 PKR33,073.41	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN598.21	$74.38 PKR20,597.81	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN150.31	$86.68 PKR24,005.16	+0.7%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN897.45	$51.74 PKR14,329.73	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	$1,942.52 PKR538K	-64.4%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN4.00	$2.17 PKR599.94	-5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.95	$2.15 PKR596.09	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN7.00	$1.81 PKR499.95	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$21.46 PKR5,943.81
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.98	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	-52.7%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 46.6% less for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Karachi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.65	$17.80 PKR4,928.05	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.28	$23.21 PKR6,427.89	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN168.17	$67.83 PKR18,783.72	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.82	$40.92 PKR11,332.13	-60.7%
Average			-46.6%

Sunny Beach vs. Karachi - Cost of clothing

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