Cost of Living Comparison Between Asansol and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Asansol and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Asansol is 1.6% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Asansol is 3.4% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.25 ₹295

$2.17 PKR 611

49.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.58 ₹1,051

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-5.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ₹318

$4.15 PKR 1,171

-15.42%

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

$1.30 ₹118

$1.90 PKR 535

-31.58%

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

$0.38 ₹34.45

$0.34 PKR 95.4

11.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹13.34

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-34.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 ₹159

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 ₹162

Milk (1 liter)

$0.61 ₹55.7

$0.85 PKR 240

-28.24%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 ₹33.42

$0.58 PKR 163

-36.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.70 ₹63.2

$1.17 PKR 329

-40.17%

Eggs

$0.83 ₹75.7

$1.16 PKR 327

-28.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.34 ₹484

$6.31 PKR 1,781

-15.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.87 ₹261

$3.27 PKR 922

-12.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,441

Apples (1kg)

$1.81 ₹165

$1.08 PKR 306

67.59%

Banana (1kg)

$0.54 ₹48.79

$0.55 PKR 154

-1.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.28 ₹116

$0.88 PKR 249

45.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.65 ₹59.0

$0.53 PKR 150

22.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ₹32.76

$0.38 PKR 108

-5.26%

Onion (1kg)

$0.50 ₹45.34

$0.48 PKR 135

4.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ₹33.28

$0.35 PKR 99.2

5.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ₹25.34

$0.41 PKR 115

-31.71%

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)

$4.04 ₹367

$2.07 PKR 584

95.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.69 ₹970

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 ₹152

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.42 ₹220

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$7.14 ₹648

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₹32.81

$0.36 PKR 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.50 ₹1,407

$6.46 PKR 1,821

139.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹53.9

$0.70 PKR 197

-15.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 ₹27.48

$0.66 PKR 185

-54.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.02 ₹183

$1.80 PKR 507

12.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₹113

$0.92 PKR 260

34.78%

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

$16.0K ₹1.4M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

-3.28%

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

$20.1K ₹1.8M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-21.06%

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

$39.48 ₹3,583

$136 PKR 38.4K

-71.00%

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

$3.97 ₹360

$4.85 PKR 1,368

-18.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.45 ₹676

$13.74 PKR 3,873

-45.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.37 ₹1,032

$15.46 PKR 4,360

-26.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.46 ₹768

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-40.17%

Cinema Ticket

$3.56 ₹323

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-17.59%

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

$44.70 ₹4,056

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-21.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,563 ₹141.8K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

12.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.09 ₹2,459

$17.33 PKR 4,887

56.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.17 ₹2,012

$25.38 PKR 7,156

-12.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.75 ₹4,515

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-23.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.01 ₹2,814

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-12.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$93.2 ₹8,454

$119 PKR 33.5K

-21.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$59.0 ₹5,356

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-19.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 ₹23.5K

$317 PKR 89.4K

-18.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ₹16.8K

$178 PKR 50.3K

3.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$292 ₹26.5K

$176 PKR 49.5K

66.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.08

17.8

-48.99%

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

Last update for Asansol: January 12, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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