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 33.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 4.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.1 PKR 588

$1.61 ৳196

30.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.62 PKR 3,537

$14.49 ৳1,768

-12.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 PKR 1,178

$7.49 ৳914

-43.93%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 PKR 558

$5.88 ৳717

-66.16%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.25 PKR 1,472

$4.08 ৳498

28.68%

Cappuccino

$1.9 PKR 534

$1.62 ৳197

17.28%

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

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.36 ৳43.65

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.6

$0.16 ৳20.03

43.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.79 PKR 221

$0.78 ৳95.4

1.28%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 153

$0.59 ৳71.5

-6.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 PKR 317

$0.64 ৳78.3

76.56%

Eggs

$1.22 PKR 341

$1.22 ৳149

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.59 PKR 1,846

$8.87 ৳1,083

-25.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 PKR 877

$1.61 ৳197

94.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5 PKR 1,401

$7.31 ৳892

-31.60%

Apples (1kg)

$1.09 PKR 305

$2.27 ৳277

-51.98%

Banana (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.97 ৳118

-40.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 PKR 265

$2.13 ৳260

-55.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 148

$0.85 ৳103

-37.65%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.48 ৳58.3

-20.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 142

$0.85 ৳104

-40.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 99.9

$0.38 ৳46.24

-5.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 114

$0.25 ৳30.51

64.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.54 PKR 432

$8.57 ৳1,046

-82.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 PKR 372

$0.8 ৳97.9

66.25%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 571

$1.44 ৳175

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.09 PKR 587

$2.8 ৳341

-25.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 PKR 94.2

$0.14 ৳16.82

142.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.2 PKR 1,738

$4.09 ৳499

51.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 191

$0.86 ৳105

-20.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

$0.39 ৳47.64

69.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 PKR 488

$2.44 ৳298

-28.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.86 PKR 241

$1.06 ৳129

-18.87%

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

$16.6K PKR 4.7M

$32.2K ৳3.9M

-48.34%

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

$24.9K PKR 7M

$33.8K ৳4.1M

-26.22%

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

$135 PKR 37.9K

$23.08 ৳2,818

485.66%

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

$5.1 PKR 1,429

$5.81 ৳709

-12.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.66 PKR 3,830

$13.29 ৳1,622

2.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.32 PKR 4,294

$15.03 ৳1,834

1.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.69 PKR 4,118

$11.38 ৳1,390

29.09%

Cinema Ticket

$4.16 PKR 1,167

$3.29 ৳402

26.44%

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

$56.7 PKR 15.9K

$29.65 ৳3,620

91.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,357 PKR 380.2K

$1,360 ৳166K

-0.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.48 PKR 4,899

$20.4 ৳2,491

-14.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.72 PKR 7,207

$18.21 ৳2,223

41.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 PKR 18K

$50.9 ৳6,215

25.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.39 PKR 10.2K

$33.43 ৳4,081

8.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$121 PKR 33.9K

$129 ৳15.8K

-6.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.8 PKR 20.7K

$59 ৳7,201

25.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$323 PKR 90.5K

$248 ৳30.3K

30.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 PKR 50.9K

$148 ৳18K

22.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$599 PKR 167.8K

$854 ৳104.3K

-29.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$387 PKR 108.5K

$404 ৳49.3K

-4.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$174 PKR 48.7K

$245 ৳29.9K

-29.16%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Chittagong: November 29, 2025

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