Bali vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$705	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	63
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	4.36M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bali is 161% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4844th and 8915th ($1121 vs $429) 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 0.3 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 5819th and 6242nd 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	$2.69	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$1146

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548