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

🙂 Solo nomad: Rajkot is 0.1% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Rajkot is 2.3% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.24 ₹206
$2.09 PKR 584
7.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.50 ₹966
$12.54 PKR 3,507
-16.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.92 ₹268
$4.18 PKR 1,169
-30.14%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.99 PKR 556
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.15 PKR 1,441
-
Cappuccino
$1.51 ₹139
$1.90 PKR 532
-20.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 ₹33.58
$0.37 PKR 103
-2.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 ₹14.44
$0.23 PKR 64.5
-30.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.30 ₹212
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 ₹325
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹66.9
$0.86 PKR 240
-15.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.47 ₹43.11
$0.55 PKR 153
-14.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.47 ₹42.96
$1.17 PKR 328
-59.83%
Eggs
$1.09 ₹101
$1.17 PKR 327
-6.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.87 ₹540
$6.40 PKR 1,790
-8.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.07 ₹282
$3.26 PKR 911
-5.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$5.01 PKR 1,402
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.88 ₹173
$1.08 PKR 301
74.07%
Banana (1kg)
$0.74 ₹67.8
$0.55 PKR 155
34.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.10 ₹101
$0.88 PKR 246
25.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.90 ₹82.4
$0.54 PKR 150
66.67%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 ₹45.51
$0.35 PKR 98.6
40.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.51 ₹46.62
$0.48 PKR 133
6.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.47 ₹42.85
$0.35 PKR 98.9
34.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.35 ₹32.36
$0.43 PKR 121
-18.60%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.44 PKR 403
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.32 PKR 368
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.13 PKR 594
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.93 ₹270
$2.16 PKR 603
35.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.85 ₹998
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 ₹237
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.23 ₹297
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$3.79 ₹349
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.24 ₹22.17
$0.34 PKR 94.1
-29.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$4.14 ₹381
$6.20 PKR 1,735
-33.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 ₹51.4
$0.68 PKR 190
-17.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.67 PKR 188
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.01 ₹185
$1.75 PKR 488
14.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 ₹106
$0.87 PKR 242
32.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K ₹1.6M
$16.3K PKR 4.6M
7.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.0K ₹2.4M
$25.0K PKR 7.0M
3.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.05 ₹2,489
$133 PKR 37.1K
-79.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.69 ₹339
$4.83 PKR 1,350
-23.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.85 ₹538
$13.44 PKR 3,758
-56.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.96 ₹1,377
$15.83 PKR 4,428
-5.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.70 ₹1,077
$14.50 PKR 4,056
-19.31%
Cinema Ticket
$3.59 ₹331
$4.14 PKR 1,157
-13.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.6 ₹8,615
$57.7 PKR 16.1K
62.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,827 ₹168.1K
$1,378 PKR 385.3K
32.59%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.98 ₹2,207
$17.74 PKR 4,961
35.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.19 ₹2,870
$25.73 PKR 7,194
21.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$35.89 ₹3,302
$63.8 PKR 17.8K
-43.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$23.20 ₹2,135
$36.69 PKR 10.3K
-36.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$128 ₹11.7K
$119 PKR 33.2K
7.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$77.8 ₹7,156
$76.2 PKR 21.3K
2.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$336 ₹31.0K
$321 PKR 89.7K
4.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$219 ₹20.1K
$181 PKR 50.5K
20.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$764 ₹70.3K
$764 PKR 213.6K
0.03%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$653 ₹60.1K
$461 PKR 128.9K
41.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Rajkot
Karachi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$276 ₹25.4K
$171 PKR 47.8K
61.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.1
17.8
-43.26%

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Last update for Rajkot: March 2, 2026

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

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