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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 4.9% cheaper than Balasore without rent, and 22.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Karachi is 6.8% more expensive than Balasore without rent, and 18.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.09 PKR 584

$2.10 ₹194

-0.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.54 PKR 3,505

$8.62 ₹794

45.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.18 PKR 1,169

$4.70 ₹433

-11.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 PKR 555

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 PKR 1,440

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 531

$1.11 ₹103

71.17%

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

$0.37 PKR 102

$0.38 ₹34.59

-2.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.5

$0.12 ₹11.26

91.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.59 ₹146

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 ₹260

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PKR 240

$0.61 ₹56.0

40.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 153

$0.39 ₹36.32

41.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 328

$0.48 ₹44.19

143.75%

Eggs

$1.17 PKR 327

$0.93 ₹85.3

25.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.40 PKR 1,789

$3.38 ₹311

89.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.26 PKR 910

$2.37 ₹218

37.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.01 PKR 1,401

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 301

$2.11 ₹194

-48.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.71 ₹64.9

-22.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 246

$1.19 ₹110

-26.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 150

$0.56 ₹51.3

-3.57%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.6

$0.25 ₹23.17

40.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 133

$0.31 ₹28.54

54.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 98.9

$0.42 ₹38.95

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.24 ₹22.18

79.17%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 403

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 PKR 368

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 PKR 594

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.16 PKR 603

$2.69 ₹248

-19.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.35 ₹954

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 ₹142

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.34 ₹215

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

$5.12 ₹471

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 PKR 94.0

$0.51 ₹46.65

-33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.20 PKR 1,734

$8.52 ₹785

-27.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 190

$0.60 ₹55.5

13.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 PKR 188

$0.22 ₹20.19

204.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 488

$2.09 ₹193

-16.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.87 PKR 242

$1.15 ₹106

-24.35%

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

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

$15.9K ₹1.5M

3.00%

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

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

$22.4K ₹2.1M

11.61%

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

$133 PKR 37.1K

$26.32 ₹2,424

404.67%

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

$4.83 PKR 1,349

$3.25 ₹299

48.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.44 PKR 3,756

$7.07 ₹651

90.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.83 PKR 4,426

$29.16 ₹2,686

-45.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.50 PKR 4,054

$0.89 ₹81.9

1529.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 PKR 1,156

$2.19 ₹202

89.04%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

$37.05 ₹3,413

55.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,378 PKR 385.1K

$1,577 ₹145.2K

-12.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.74 PKR 4,958

$28.49 ₹2,624

-37.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.73 PKR 7,190

$30.64 ₹2,822

-16.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

$49.12 ₹4,524

29.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.69 PKR 10.3K

$32.06 ₹2,953

14.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.2K

$134 ₹12.4K

-11.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

$80.1 ₹7,377

-4.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 89.6K

$296 ₹27.2K

8.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 PKR 50.5K

$181 ₹16.7K

-0.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 PKR 213.5K

$584 ₹53.8K

30.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$461 PKR 128.8K

$401 ₹37.0K

14.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$171 PKR 47.8K

$430 ₹39.6K

-60.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

7.8

128.21%

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

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

Last update for Balasore: March 1, 2026

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