Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Rajkot Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Rajkot

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 2.8% cheaper than Rajkot without rent, and 24.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Karachi is 2.4% more expensive than Rajkot without rent, and 9.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 PKR 610

$2.23 ₹202

-2.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.19 PKR 3,435

$10.58 ₹961

15.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,170

$2.78 ₹253

49.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,501

Cappuccino

$1.90 PKR 534

$1.43 ₹130

32.87%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.3

$0.37 ₹33.24

-8.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.16 ₹14.21

43.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.27 ₹206

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.53 ₹320

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 PKR 240

$0.73 ₹66.3

16.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 162

$0.49 ₹44.56

18.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$0.46 ₹42.21

154.35%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$1.04 ₹94.6

11.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.31 PKR 1,779

$5.63 ₹511

12.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 PKR 922

$3.05 ₹277

7.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.11 PKR 1,439

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 305

$1.80 ₹164

-40.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$0.79 ₹71.7

-30.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.88 PKR 248

$1.10 ₹99.5

-20.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 150

$0.90 ₹82.1

-41.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.51 ₹46.16

-25.49%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.50 ₹44.96

-4.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 PKR 99.2

$0.44 ₹39.55

-20.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.33 ₹29.54

24.24%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 439

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 586

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 PKR 584

$2.99 ₹271

-30.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.30 ₹1,025

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.57 ₹233

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 ₹284

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$3.91 ₹355

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.24 ₹21.86

50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.46 PKR 1,819

$4.02 ₹365

60.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.70 PKR 197

$0.56 ₹51.0

25.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 185

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 506

$2.05 ₹186

-12.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 259

$1.19 ₹108

-22.69%

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

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

$17.5K ₹1.6M

-5.62%

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

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

$26.2K ₹2.4M

-2.94%

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

$136 PKR 38.4K

$27.19 ₹2,468

400.66%

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

$4.85 PKR 1,367

$3.55 ₹323

36.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.74 PKR 3,870

$5.67 ₹515

142.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.46 PKR 4,356

$15.36 ₹1,394

0.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.14 PKR 3,984

$11.86 ₹1,076

19.22%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,218

$3.58 ₹325

20.67%

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

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

$94.9 ₹8,615

-40.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,388 PKR 391.0K

$1,843 ₹167.3K

-24.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.33 PKR 4,882

$24.09 ₹2,187

-28.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.38 PKR 7,149

$31.24 ₹2,836

-18.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

$35.92 ₹3,261

80.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

$22.34 ₹2,027

59.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.4K

$128 ₹11.6K

-7.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

$77.4 ₹7,023

-4.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$317 PKR 89.3K

$336 ₹30.5K

-5.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 PKR 50.2K

$219 ₹19.9K

-18.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.4K

$851 ₹77.3K

-14.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.5K

$653 ₹59.2K

-33.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.5K

$301 ₹27.3K

-41.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

10.1

76.24%

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

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Rajkot: January 13, 2026

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