Cost of Living Comparison Between Balasore and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Balasore and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Balasore is 6% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Balasore is 1.7% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.13 ₹198
$2.15 PKR 601
-0.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.98 ₹834
$12.35 PKR 3,444
-27.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.72 ₹439
$4.22 PKR 1,177
11.85%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.98 PKR 552
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.19 PKR 1,449
-
Cappuccino
$1.10 ₹103
$1.88 PKR 523
-41.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 ₹37.16
$0.34 PKR 94.1
17.65%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 ₹11.70
$0.23 PKR 64.4
-43.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 ₹154
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.84 ₹264
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.65 ₹60.2
$0.81 PKR 225
-19.75%
White Bread (500g)
$0.43 ₹39.94
$0.58 PKR 162
-25.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.47 ₹43.87
$1.13 PKR 316
-58.41%
Eggs
$0.97 ₹90.2
$1.17 PKR 326
-17.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.23 ₹301
$6.44 PKR 1,796
-49.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.48 ₹230
$3.13 PKR 874
-20.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$5.15 PKR 1,437
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.16 ₹201
$1.07 PKR 299
101.87%
Banana (1kg)
$0.77 ₹72.0
$0.55 PKR 154
40.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 ₹106
$0.96 PKR 266
18.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.54 ₹50.3
$0.57 PKR 160
-5.26%
Potato (1kg)
$0.23 ₹21.22
$0.38 PKR 106
-39.47%
Onion (1kg)
$0.34 ₹31.16
$0.47 PKR 130
-27.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.43 ₹39.61
$0.38 PKR 107
13.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.22 ₹20.42
$0.40 PKR 112
-45.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.63 PKR 455
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.26 PKR 352
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.04 PKR 570
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.60 ₹241
$2.17 PKR 605
19.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.23 ₹951
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 ₹137
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 ₹217
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.19 ₹482
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.50 ₹46.31
$0.33 PKR 92.8
51.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.90 ₹827
$6.23 PKR 1,738
42.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.55 ₹51.5
$0.74 PKR 207
-25.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.22 ₹20.32
$0.65 PKR 181
-66.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.00 ₹186
$1.75 PKR 488
14.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 ₹106
$0.87 PKR 242
31.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.5K ₹1.4M
$16.4K PKR 4.6M
-5.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.4K ₹2.1M
$25.3K PKR 7.0M
-11.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.84 ₹2,493
$134 PKR 37.3K
-79.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.23 ₹300
$4.86 PKR 1,355
-33.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.17 ₹666
$13.64 PKR 3,805
-47.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$28.67 ₹2,664
$15.61 PKR 4,353
83.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$0.94 ₹87.4
$14.21 PKR 3,964
-93.38%
Cinema Ticket
$2.16 ₹200
$4.22 PKR 1,176
-48.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$38.29 ₹3,558
$58.1 PKR 16.2K
-34.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,560 ₹144.9K
$1,405 PKR 391.8K
11.05%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.13 ₹2,614
$17.52 PKR 4,888
60.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.78 ₹2,766
$25.62 PKR 7,146
16.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$48.51 ₹4,507
$65.7 PKR 18.3K
-26.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.81 ₹2,955
$35.88 PKR 10.0K
-11.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$134 ₹12.4K
$118 PKR 33.0K
13.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$82.0 ₹7,620
$76.4 PKR 21.3K
7.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$292 ₹27.1K
$324 PKR 90.2K
-9.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹16.6K
$182 PKR 50.7K
-1.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$571 ₹53.1K
$728 PKR 203.2K
-21.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$380 ₹35.3K
$461 PKR 128.5K
-17.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Balasore
Karachi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$406 ₹37.7K
$171 PKR 47.7K
137.37%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.8
17.8
-56.18%

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Last update for Balasore: April 14, 2026

Last update for Karachi: April 12, 2026

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