Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahawalpur and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahawalpur and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Bahawalpur is 24.7% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bahawalpur is 9.6% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.74 PKR 492

$2.17 PKR 611

-19.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.98 PKR 2,532

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-26.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.53 PKR 994

$4.15 PKR 1,171

-14.94%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.37 PKR 387

$2.00 PKR 563

-31.50%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.82 PKR 1,359

$5.33 PKR 1,503

-9.57%

Cappuccino

$1.33 PKR 375

$1.90 PKR 535

-30.00%

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

$0.31 PKR 87.3

$0.34 PKR 95.4

-8.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 PKR 61.6

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-4.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.85 PKR 240

-42.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 PKR 150

$0.58 PKR 163

-8.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 PKR 347

$1.17 PKR 329

5.13%

Eggs

$1.02 PKR 289

$1.16 PKR 327

-12.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.18 PKR 2,025

$6.31 PKR 1,781

13.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.56 PKR 721

$3.27 PKR 922

-21.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.17 PKR 893

$5.11 PKR 1,441

-37.96%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 292

$1.08 PKR 306

-4.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.55 PKR 154

Oranges (1kg)

$0.24 PKR 67.7

$0.88 PKR 249

-72.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.50 PKR 141

$0.53 PKR 150

-5.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.38 PKR 108

-2.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$0.48 PKR 135

6.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 PKR 165

$0.35 PKR 99.2

65.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 PKR 91.4

$0.41 PKR 115

-21.95%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.30 PKR 930

$1.56 PKR 440

111.54%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 PKR 208

$1.25 PKR 354

-40.80%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 PKR 1,013

$2.08 PKR 587

72.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.90 PKR 536

$2.07 PKR 584

-8.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 55.1

$0.36 PKR 103

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$1.74 PKR 491

$6.46 PKR 1,821

-73.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 PKR 291

$0.70 PKR 197

47.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.16 PKR 44.48

$0.66 PKR 185

-75.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 PKR 302

$1.80 PKR 507

-40.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 261

$0.92 PKR 260

1.09%

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

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

27.72%

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

$21.5K PKR 6.1M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-15.53%

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

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

$136 PKR 38.4K

-56.49%

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

$3.86 PKR 1,090

$4.85 PKR 1,368

-20.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.03 PKR 3,674

$13.74 PKR 3,873

-5.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.25 PKR 3,454

$15.46 PKR 4,360

-20.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.94 PKR 2,239

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-43.85%

Cinema Ticket

$2.11 PKR 594

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-51.16%

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

$27.01 PKR 7,616

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-52.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$671 PKR 189.1K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

-51.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.41 PKR 4,627

$17.33 PKR 4,887

-5.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.38 PKR 6,310

$25.38 PKR 7,156

-11.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-8.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.57 PKR 7,211

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-28.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 30.2K

$119 PKR 33.5K

-9.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$53.3 PKR 15.0K

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-27.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$227 PKR 64.0K

$317 PKR 89.4K

-28.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 PKR 37.5K

$178 PKR 50.3K

-25.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,449 PKR 972.5K

$726 PKR 204.6K

375.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$750 PKR 211.5K

$435 PKR 122.6K

72.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$163 PKR 45.9K

$176 PKR 49.5K

-7.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

1.12%

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

Last update for Bahawalpur: January 13, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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