Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 50.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 45.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 48.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 47.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 PKR 611

$1.97 ฿62.0

10.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.19 PKR 3,438

$18.68 ฿587

-34.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,171

$7.92 ฿249

-47.60%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,503

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 535

$2.02 ฿63.7

-5.94%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.4

$0.84 ฿26.45

-59.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.35 ฿11.07

-34.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 PKR 240

$1.67 ฿52.4

-49.10%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 163

$1.62 ฿51.1

-64.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$1.20 ฿37.83

-2.50%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$1.93 ฿60.8

-39.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 PKR 1,781

$16.00 ฿503

-60.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 PKR 922

$3.16 ฿99.2

3.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,441

$10.93 ฿344

-53.25%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 306

$2.67 ฿83.8

-59.55%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$1.18 ฿36.99

-53.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 249

$1.64 ฿51.5

-46.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 150

$1.59 ฿49.83

-66.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$1.32 ฿41.64

-71.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$1.19 ฿37.49

-59.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 99.2

$0.71 ฿22.20

-50.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.56 ฿17.75

-26.79%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 440

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 587

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 PKR 584

$4.64 ฿146

-55.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.90 ฿28.32

-60.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.46 PKR 1,821

$19.24 ฿605

-66.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.70 PKR 197

$1.36 ฿42.78

-48.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

$1.35 ฿42.37

-51.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 507

$8.15 ฿256

-77.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 260

$1.22 ฿38.43

-24.59%

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

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

$21.4K ฿671.8K

-22.75%

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

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

$21.7K ฿683.8K

16.84%

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

$136 PKR 38.4K

$70.3 ฿2,210

93.64%

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

$4.85 PKR 1,368

$13.91 ฿437

-65.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.74 PKR 3,873

$18.00 ฿566

-23.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.46 PKR 4,360

$41.78 ฿1,314

-63.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.14 PKR 3,987

$6.80 ฿214

107.94%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,220

$5.72 ฿180

-24.48%

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

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

$308 ฿9,693

-81.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-90.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.33 PKR 4,887

$55.9 ฿1,756

-68.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.38 PKR 7,156

$26.71 ฿840

-4.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

$84.5 ฿2,658

-23.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

$70.8 ฿2,227

-49.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.5K

$431 ฿13.5K

-72.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

$237 ฿7,439

-68.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$317 PKR 89.4K

$811 ฿25.5K

-60.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 PKR 50.3K

$501 ฿15.7K

-64.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.6K

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-67.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.6K

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-72.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.5K

$684 ฿21.5K

-74.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

256.00%

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

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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