Cost of Living Comparison Between Quetta and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Quetta and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Quetta is 1.7% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Quetta is 14.8% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.59 PKR 1,014

$2.17 PKR 611

65.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.53 PKR 2,970

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-13.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.46 PKR 1,258

$4.15 PKR 1,171

7.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 PKR 503

$2.00 PKR 563

-11.00%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 PKR 457

$5.33 PKR 1,503

-69.61%

Cappuccino

$1.70 PKR 478

$1.90 PKR 535

-10.53%

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

$0.42 PKR 118

$0.34 PKR 95.4

23.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 56.4

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-13.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 PKR 206

$0.85 PKR 240

-14.12%

White Bread (500g)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.58 PKR 163

-25.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 288

$1.17 PKR 329

-12.82%

Eggs

$1.13 PKR 318

$1.16 PKR 327

-2.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.01 PKR 1,413

$6.31 PKR 1,781

-20.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.51 PKR 709

$3.27 PKR 922

-23.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.14 PKR 1,166

$5.11 PKR 1,441

-18.98%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 291

$1.08 PKR 306

-4.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 158

$0.55 PKR 154

1.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 158

$0.88 PKR 249

-36.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.53 PKR 150

-9.43%

Potato (1kg)

$0.29 PKR 80.7

$0.38 PKR 108

-23.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 PKR 91.3

$0.35 PKR 99.2

-8.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 PKR 83.5

$0.41 PKR 115

-26.83%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.49 PKR 420

$1.56 PKR 440

-4.49%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 95.0

$1.25 PKR 354

-72.80%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 PKR 583

$2.08 PKR 587

-0.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$0.74 PKR 208

$2.07 PKR 584

-64.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 PKR 49.91

$0.36 PKR 103

-50.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.27 PKR 1,486

$6.46 PKR 1,821

-18.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.37 PKR 103

$0.70 PKR 197

-47.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.61 PKR 171

$0.66 PKR 185

-7.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 506

$1.80 PKR 507

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.88 PKR 247

$0.92 PKR 260

-4.35%

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

$21.4K PKR 6.0M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

29.63%

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

$12.5K PKR 3.5M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-50.90%

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

$52.7 PKR 14.9K

$136 PKR 38.4K

-61.31%

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

$6.44 PKR 1,815

$4.85 PKR 1,368

32.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.24 PKR 4,016

$13.74 PKR 3,873

3.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$5.06 PKR 1,426

$15.46 PKR 4,360

-67.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.08 PKR 1,715

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-57.00%

Cinema Ticket

$2.79 PKR 787

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-35.42%

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

$34.19 PKR 9,642

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-39.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$432 PKR 121.9K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

-68.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$7.00 PKR 1,975

$17.33 PKR 4,887

-59.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.20 PKR 2,030

$25.38 PKR 7,156

-71.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.9 PKR 25.1K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

37.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.05 PKR 8,475

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-15.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$72.1 PKR 20.3K

$119 PKR 33.5K

-39.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$49.94 PKR 14.1K

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-32.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$162 PKR 45.5K

$317 PKR 89.4K

-49.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.3 PKR 27.7K

$178 PKR 50.3K

-44.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$378 PKR 106.5K

$726 PKR 204.6K

-47.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$214 PKR 60.4K

$435 PKR 122.6K

-50.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$217 PKR 61.1K

$176 PKR 49.5K

23.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

-32.58%

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

Last update for Quetta: January 11, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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