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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 12.2% cheaper than Balasore without rent, and 22% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 0.9% cheaper than Balasore without rent, and 17.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 PKR 610

$2.08 ₹189

4.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.19 PKR 3,435

$8.89 ₹807

37.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,170

$4.52 ₹410

-8.19%

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

$1.90 PKR 534

$1.07 ₹97.0

77.57%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.3

$0.37 ₹33.86

-8.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.14 ₹12.57

64.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.68 ₹152

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 ₹270

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 PKR 240

$0.66 ₹59.6

28.79%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 162

$0.40 ₹35.97

45.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$0.51 ₹46.00

129.41%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$0.97 ₹88.1

19.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 PKR 1,779

$3.27 ₹297

92.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 PKR 922

$2.47 ₹224

32.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,439

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 305

$2.21 ₹201

-51.13%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$0.71 ₹64.5

-22.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 248

$1.14 ₹103

-22.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 150

$0.59 ₹54.0

-10.17%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.25 ₹22.74

52.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.33 ₹30.26

45.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 99.2

$0.39 ₹35.43

-10.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.24 ₹21.79

70.83%

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)

$2.07 PKR 584

$2.65 ₹241

-21.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.36 ₹940

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 ₹133

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 ₹218

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

$5.25 ₹477

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.53 ₹48.42

-32.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.46 PKR 1,819

$8.96 ₹813

-27.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.70 PKR 197

$0.56 ₹51.1

25.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

$0.22 ₹19.85

200.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 506

$2.05 ₹186

-12.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 259

$1.15 ₹104

-20.00%

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

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

$15.9K ₹1.4M

3.50%

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

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

$22.8K ₹2.1M

11.25%

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

$136 PKR 38.4K

$27.24 ₹2,473

399.74%

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

$4.85 PKR 1,367

$3.21 ₹291

51.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.74 PKR 3,870

$7.40 ₹672

85.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.46 PKR 4,356

$29.62 ₹2,689

-47.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.14 PKR 3,984

$0.90 ₹81.5

1471.11%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,218

$2.27 ₹206

90.31%

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

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

$37.63 ₹3,416

50.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,388 PKR 391.0K

$1,621 ₹147.1K

-14.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.33 PKR 4,882

$28.50 ₹2,587

-39.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.38 PKR 7,149

$30.72 ₹2,789

-17.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

$48.56 ₹4,407

33.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

$31.93 ₹2,898

11.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.4K

$134 ₹12.1K

-11.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

$81.0 ₹7,352

-9.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$317 PKR 89.3K

$297 ₹27.0K

6.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 PKR 50.2K

$181 ₹16.5K

-1.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.4K

$599 ₹54.4K

21.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.5K

$411 ₹37.3K

5.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.5K

$426 ₹38.6K

-58.75%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Balasore: January 13, 2026

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