Bali vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$845	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	63
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	4.36M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 187% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4297th and 8872nd ($1267 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5664th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Karachi

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	Bali	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$1405

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552