Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Haroonabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Haroonabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 6.2% cheaper than Haroonabad without rent, and 9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 3.9% cheaper than Haroonabad without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.08 PKR 588

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.27 PKR 3,465

$10.56 PKR 2,981

16.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.07 PKR 1,149

$4.12 PKR 1,164

-1.21%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2 PKR 565

$2.8 PKR 790

-28.57%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 PKR 1,453

$3.66 PKR 1,035

40.44%

Cappuccino

$1.84 PKR 519

$2.36 PKR 666

-22.03%

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

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.36 PKR 100

2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.2

Milk (1 liter)

$0.8 PKR 225

$0.88 PKR 248

-9.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.57 PKR 161

-3.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 PKR 319

$1.22 PKR 346

-7.38%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 332

$1.22 PKR 344

-3.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.54 PKR 1,846

$6.05 PKR 1,710

8.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.24 PKR 915

$2.52 PKR 713

28.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.08 PKR 1,435

$4.44 PKR 1,255

14.41%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 306

$1.07 PKR 302

0.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.59 PKR 166

-6.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 250

$0.57 PKR 160

56.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 152

$0.45 PKR 127

20.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.33 PKR 91.9

15.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 133

$0.48 PKR 134

-2.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 100

$0.48 PKR 136

-25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 PKR 124

$0.37 PKR 103

18.92%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.22 PKR 344

$0.74 PKR 210

64.86%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 PKR 371

$0.55 PKR 157

138.18%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 PKR 599

$1.07 PKR 303

98.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.18 PKR 616

$2 PKR 564

9.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 PKR 103

$0.15 PKR 43.24

146.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.28 PKR 1,772

$7 PKR 1,977

-10.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 PKR 197

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 187

$0.54 PKR 151

22.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 485

$1.74 PKR 491

-1.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 263

$0.96 PKR 272

-3.12%

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

$16.8K PKR 4.7M

$17.4K PKR 4.9M

-3.69%

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

$25K PKR 7.1M

$23.3K PKR 6.6M

7.14%

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

$136 PKR 38.3K

$137 PKR 38.7K

-1.09%

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

$4.88 PKR 1,379

$5.51 PKR 1,557

-11.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.36 PKR 3,775

$10.43 PKR 2,945

28.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.31 PKR 4,325

$12.54 PKR 3,543

22.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.22 PKR 4,016

$5.9 PKR 1,666

141.02%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,230

$4.25 PKR 1,201

2.35%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.3K

$10.6 PKR 2,993

444.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,350 PKR 381.3K

$1,051 PKR 296.8K

28.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.87 PKR 5,047

$10.42 PKR 2,942

71.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.27 PKR 7,138

$23.02 PKR 6,502

9.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.4 PKR 18.5K

$73.3 PKR 20.7K

-10.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.61 PKR 10.1K

$28.53 PKR 8,057

24.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$121 PKR 34.2K

$75.7 PKR 21.4K

59.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

$52.1 PKR 14.7K

45.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 90.7K

$169 PKR 47.6K

90.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 PKR 51.4K

$108 PKR 30.4K

68.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$576 PKR 162.7K

$582 PKR 164.4K

-1.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$365 PKR 103.2K

$457 PKR 129.1K

-20.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 PKR 53.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

19.88

-10.46%

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

Last update for Karachi: October 27, 2025

Last update for Haroonabad: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Lahore

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Coimbatore

🇮🇳 India

Rawalpindi

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Lucknow

🇮🇳 India

Chittagong

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Rajkot

🇮🇳 India

Jammu

🇮🇳 India

Khulna

🇧🇩 Bangladesh