Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 3.8% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 34.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 6% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 15.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.09 PKR 584

$1.66 ৳203

25.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.54 PKR 3,502

$14.73 ৳1,799

-14.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.18 PKR 1,168

$7.47 ৳912

-44.04%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 PKR 555

$5.83 ৳712

-65.87%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.15 PKR 1,439

$4.04 ৳494

27.48%

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 531

$1.68 ৳205

13.10%

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

$0.37 PKR 102

$0.38 ৳46.74

-2.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.4

$0.15 ৳17.93

53.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PKR 239

$0.74 ৳90.2

16.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 153

$0.58 ৳70.3

-5.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 328

$0.66 ৳80.4

77.27%

Eggs

$1.17 PKR 326

$1.18 ৳144

-0.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.40 PKR 1,787

$8.87 ৳1,083

-27.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.26 PKR 909

$1.68 ৳205

94.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.01 PKR 1,400

$7.35 ৳898

-31.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 300

$2.25 ৳275

-52.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.01 ৳123

-45.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 245

$2.13 ৳261

-58.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 150

$0.84 ৳103

-35.71%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.5

$0.44 ৳53.5

-20.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 133

$0.85 ৳103

-43.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 98.8

$0.38 ৳45.87

-7.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.25 ৳30.38

72.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 402

$8.52 ৳1,041

-83.10%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 PKR 367

$0.85 ৳104

55.29%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 PKR 594

$1.51 ৳184

41.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.16 PKR 602

$2.95 ৳360

-26.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 PKR 93.9

$0.17 ৳20.57

100.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.20 PKR 1,732

$4.17 ৳509

48.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 190

$0.81 ৳98.5

-16.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.67 PKR 188

$0.40 ৳48.43

67.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 487

$2.47 ৳302

-29.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.87 PKR 242

$1.05 ৳128

-17.14%

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

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-50.86%

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

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

$33.9K ৳4.1M

-26.04%

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

$133 PKR 37.1K

$22.47 ৳2,745

491.14%

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

$4.83 PKR 1,348

$5.58 ৳682

-13.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.44 PKR 3,753

$13.49 ৳1,648

-0.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.83 PKR 4,422

$15.41 ৳1,882

2.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.50 PKR 4,050

$11.23 ৳1,372

29.12%

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 PKR 1,155

$3.23 ৳394

28.17%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

$29.26 ৳3,575

97.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,378 PKR 384.8K

$1,390 ৳169.8K

-0.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.74 PKR 4,954

$20.61 ৳2,517

-13.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.73 PKR 7,184

$18.38 ৳2,245

39.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

$52.6 ৳6,419

21.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.69 PKR 10.2K

$34.20 ৳4,178

7.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.2K

$130 ৳15.8K

-8.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

$58.3 ৳7,120

30.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 89.6K

$244 ৳29.8K

31.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 PKR 50.5K

$148 ৳18.1K

22.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 PKR 213.3K

$817 ৳99.8K

-6.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$461 PKR 128.7K

$457 ৳55.8K

0.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$171 PKR 47.7K

$267 ৳32.6K

-35.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

11.67

52.53%

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

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: March 3, 2026

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