Bandung vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$210
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
2.88M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 19% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8655th and 8923rd ($502 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5685th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Karachi

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Bandung Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.4
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525