Cost of Living Comparison Between Hosur and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Hosur and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Hosur is 8.5% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hosur is 6.3% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 18.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.12 ₹101

$2.17 PKR 610

-48.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$6.95 ₹631

$12.19 PKR 3,435

-42.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.05 ₹367

$4.15 PKR 1,170

-2.41%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,501

Cappuccino

$2.17 ₹197

$1.90 PKR 534

14.21%

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

$0.49 ₹44.77

$0.34 PKR 95.3

44.12%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.11 ₹9.89

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-52.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 ₹195

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.18 ₹379

Milk (1 liter)

$0.54 ₹49.15

$0.85 PKR 240

-36.47%

White Bread (500g)

$0.45 ₹41.13

$0.58 PKR 162

-22.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.59 ₹53.8

$1.17 PKR 329

-49.57%

Eggs

$0.93 ₹84.2

$1.16 PKR 327

-19.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.25 ₹658

$6.31 PKR 1,779

14.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 ₹279

$3.27 PKR 922

-6.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,439

Apples (1kg)

$2.31 ₹210

$1.08 PKR 305

113.89%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹74.0

$0.55 PKR 154

49.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.21 ₹109

$0.88 PKR 248

37.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 ₹44.61

$0.53 PKR 150

-7.55%

Potato (1kg)

$0.45 ₹40.67

$0.38 PKR 108

18.42%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 ₹36.42

$0.48 PKR 135

-16.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ₹33.18

$0.35 PKR 99.2

5.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹29.41

$0.41 PKR 115

-21.95%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 439

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 586

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.88 ₹352

$2.07 PKR 584

87.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.47 ₹497

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ₹169

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 ₹310

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

$6.37 ₹578

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 ₹30.20

$0.36 PKR 103

-8.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.69 ₹426

$6.46 PKR 1,819

-27.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ₹128

$0.70 PKR 197

101.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 ₹26.77

$0.66 PKR 185

-56.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.73 ₹157

$1.80 PKR 506

-3.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ₹111

$0.92 PKR 259

32.61%

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

$13.0K ₹1.2M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

-21.54%

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

$15.7K ₹1.4M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-38.30%

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

$47.07 ₹4,272

$136 PKR 38.4K

-65.42%

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

$3.42 ₹310

$4.85 PKR 1,367

-29.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.13 ₹829

$13.74 PKR 3,870

-33.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.08 ₹2,095

$15.46 PKR 4,356

49.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.87 ₹261

$14.14 PKR 3,984

-79.70%

Cinema Ticket

$2.98 ₹270

$4.32 PKR 1,218

-31.02%

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

$54.1 ₹4,908

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-4.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,155 ₹104.8K

$1,388 PKR 391.0K

-16.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.04 ₹1,637

$17.33 PKR 4,882

4.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$5.67 ₹514

$25.38 PKR 7,149

-77.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.57 ₹3,048

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-48.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.65 ₹3,236

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

0.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$104 ₹9,453

$119 PKR 33.4K

-12.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$72.5 ₹6,584

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-1.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$220 ₹20.0K

$317 PKR 89.3K

-30.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$143 ₹12.9K

$178 PKR 50.2K

-20.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$695 ₹63.1K

$726 PKR 204.4K

-4.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$459 ₹41.7K

$435 PKR 122.5K

5.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$510 ₹46.3K

$176 PKR 49.5K

190.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.33

17.8

-53.20%

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

Last update for Hosur: January 13, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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