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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 8.8% cheaper than Balasore without rent, and 29.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Karachi is 11.5% more expensive than Balasore without rent, and 17.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.1 PKR 588

$2.03 ₹182

3.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.62 PKR 3,537

$8.79 ₹787

43.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 PKR 1,178

$4.59 ₹411

-8.50%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 PKR 558

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.25 PKR 1,472

Cappuccino

$1.9 PKR 534

$1.11 ₹99.3

71.17%

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

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.38 ₹33.82

-5.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.6

$0.12 ₹10.76

91.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 ₹149

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 ₹256

Milk (1 liter)

$0.79 PKR 221

$0.65 ₹58.5

21.54%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 153

$0.4 ₹35.53

37.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 PKR 317

$0.5 ₹44.93

126.00%

Eggs

$1.22 PKR 341

$0.97 ₹86.6

25.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.59 PKR 1,846

$3.32 ₹298

98.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 PKR 877

$2.49 ₹223

25.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5 PKR 1,401

Apples (1kg)

$1.09 PKR 305

$2.17 ₹194

-49.77%

Banana (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.71 ₹63.7

-18.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 PKR 265

$1.14 ₹102

-16.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 148

$0.59 ₹53.1

-10.17%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.25 ₹22.57

52.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 142

$0.33 ₹29.99

54.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 99.9

$0.43 ₹38.37

-16.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 114

$0.22 ₹19.64

86.36%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.54 PKR 432

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 PKR 372

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 571

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.09 PKR 587

$2.67 ₹239

-21.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.34 ₹478

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.48 ₹133

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 ₹209

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

$5.15 ₹461

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 PKR 94.2

$0.54 ₹48.79

-37.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.2 PKR 1,738

$8.59 ₹769

-27.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 191

$0.61 ₹54.3

11.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

$0.24 ₹21.53

175.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 PKR 488

$1.99 ₹178

-12.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.86 PKR 241

$1.18 ₹106

-27.12%

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

$16.6K PKR 4.7M

$15.8K ₹1.4M

5.40%

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

$24.9K PKR 7M

$22.9K ₹2M

9.05%

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

$135 PKR 37.9K

$26.45 ₹2,369

411.04%

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

$5.1 PKR 1,429

$3.13 ₹280

62.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.66 PKR 3,830

$7.21 ₹646

89.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.32 PKR 4,294

$28.59 ₹2,561

-46.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.69 PKR 4,118

$0.94 ₹84.5

1462.77%

Cinema Ticket

$4.16 PKR 1,167

$2.26 ₹203

84.07%

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

$56.7 PKR 15.9K

$37.41 ₹3,351

51.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,357 PKR 380.2K

$1,569 ₹140.5K

-13.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.48 PKR 4,899

$28.45 ₹2,548

-38.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.72 PKR 7,207

$30.42 ₹2,725

-15.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 PKR 18K

$49.04 ₹4,393

30.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.39 PKR 10.2K

$31.22 ₹2,796

16.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$121 PKR 33.9K

$129 ₹11.6K

-6.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.8 PKR 20.7K

$80.4 ₹7,197

-8.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$323 PKR 90.5K

$295 ₹26.5K

9.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 PKR 50.9K

$185 ₹16.6K

-1.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$599 PKR 167.8K

$600 ₹53.7K

-0.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$387 PKR 108.5K

$405 ₹36.3K

-4.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$174 PKR 48.7K

$432 ₹38.7K

-59.76%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Balasore: November 30, 2025

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