Bandung vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1291
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$212
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.1
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
61
54
🏙️ Population
2.88M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 24% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8422nd and 8915th ($534 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5755th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.52
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.98
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$247
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.26%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$916
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$402
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.4
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.7
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7422
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$490
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$561
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$480
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$555
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$400
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$523
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$699
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$488
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$567
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$665
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$482
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$478
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$517
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$511
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$488
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$429
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$422
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$409
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$456
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$447
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$440
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$411
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$390
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$413
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$409
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$384
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$551
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$448
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$457
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$470
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$461
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$444
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$413
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1134
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558