Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Karachi

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 223.4% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 380.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 234.2% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 360% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

$2.17 PKR 611

645.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

$12.19 PKR 3,438

420.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

$4.15 PKR 1,171

150.60%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,503

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

$1.90 PKR 535

45.79%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.00

$0.34 PKR 95.4

582.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.23 PKR 65.1

569.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$0.85 PKR 240

32.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$0.58 PKR 163

215.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.17 PKR 329

51.28%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$1.16 PKR 327

169.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$6.31 PKR 1,781

109.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$3.27 PKR 922

138.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$5.11 PKR 1,441

211.74%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$1.08 PKR 306

110.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$0.55 PKR 154

212.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$0.88 PKR 249

125.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$0.53 PKR 150

360.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$0.38 PKR 108

373.68%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$0.48 PKR 135

327.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$0.35 PKR 99.2

445.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$0.41 PKR 115

90.24%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 440

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 587

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$2.07 PKR 584

221.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$0.36 PKR 103

550.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$6.46 PKR 1,821

612.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$0.70 PKR 197

507.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.66 PKR 185

21.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$1.80 PKR 507

933.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$0.92 PKR 260

125.00%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.2K €29.5K

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

107.18%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.0K €33.6K

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

53.58%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$147 €127

$136 PKR 38.4K

7.86%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.52 €17.69

$4.85 PKR 1,368

323.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$13.74 PKR 3,873

192.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$15.46 PKR 4,360

220.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$14.14 PKR 3,987

32.11%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$4.32 PKR 1,220

110.65%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$613 €529

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

980.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

1077.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$17.33 PKR 4,887

490.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$25.38 PKR 7,156

60.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

46.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

232.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$119 PKR 33.5K

1269.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

1602.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$317 PKR 89.4K

886.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$178 PKR 50.3K

1045.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

$726 PKR 204.6K

977.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

$435 PKR 122.6K

909.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$176 PKR 49.5K

763.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

17.8

-78.60%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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