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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 4.1% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 29.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 6.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 9.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 PKR 610

$1.69 ৳206

28.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.19 PKR 3,435

$14.81 ৳1,810

-17.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,170

$7.55 ৳924

-45.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

$5.58 ৳683

-64.16%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,501

$4.13 ৳505

29.06%

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 534

$1.69 ৳206

12.43%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.3

$0.35 ৳43.29

-2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.14 ৳17.12

64.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 PKR 240

$0.73 ৳89.1

16.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 162

$0.58 ৳70.6

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$0.62 ৳75.6

88.71%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$1.21 ৳148

-4.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 PKR 1,779

$8.87 ৳1,085

-28.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 PKR 922

$1.68 ৳205

94.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,439

$7.54 ৳922

-32.23%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 305

$2.27 ৳278

-52.42%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$1.02 ৳125

-46.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 248

$2.06 ৳251

-57.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 150

$0.85 ৳103

-37.65%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.47 ৳57.6

-19.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.84 ৳103

-42.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 99.2

$0.38 ৳46.43

-7.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.27 ৳33.20

51.85%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 439

$8.90 ৳1,089

-82.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

$0.84 ৳103

48.81%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 586

$1.51 ৳185

37.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 PKR 584

$2.93 ৳358

-29.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.17 ৳20.22

111.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.46 PKR 1,819

$4.02 ৳492

60.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.70 PKR 197

$0.78 ৳95.5

-10.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

$0.39 ৳47.92

69.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 506

$2.42 ৳297

-25.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 259

$1.01 ৳124

-8.91%

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

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

$32.9K ৳4.0M

-49.83%

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

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

$34.3K ৳4.2M

-25.84%

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

$136 PKR 38.4K

$23.07 ৳2,822

490.07%

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

$4.85 PKR 1,367

$5.86 ৳716

-17.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.74 PKR 3,870

$13.12 ৳1,604

4.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.46 PKR 4,356

$15.53 ৳1,899

-0.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.14 PKR 3,984

$11.49 ৳1,405

23.06%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,218

$3.29 ৳402

31.31%

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

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

$29.73 ৳3,635

90.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,388 PKR 391.0K

$1,373 ৳167.8K

1.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.33 PKR 4,882

$20.70 ৳2,531

-16.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.38 PKR 7,149

$18.70 ৳2,286

35.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

$51.8 ৳6,336

25.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

$33.56 ৳4,103

6.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.4K

$127 ৳15.5K

-6.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

$58.8 ৳7,190

25.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$317 PKR 89.3K

$244 ৳29.9K

29.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 PKR 50.2K

$147 ৳17.9K

21.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.4K

$821 ৳100.4K

-11.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.5K

$454 ৳55.5K

-4.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.5K

$247 ৳30.2K

-28.81%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: January 13, 2026

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