Bandung vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$218	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$179
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	63
😀 Quality of life	40	50
🏙️ Population	2.88M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bandung is 23% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8276th and 8872nd ($545 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6910th and 6253rd 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	$1.59	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$1405

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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