Bangalore vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$216
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
63
54
🏙️ Population
12.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8636th and 8923rd ($507 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5497th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Karachi

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Bangalore Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.61
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4228
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$303
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$339
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$320
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$332
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$283
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$232
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$302
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$274
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$331
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$330
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$306
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$348
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$339
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$313
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$318
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$264
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$322
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$294
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$259
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$312
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$315
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$250
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$409
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$290
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$379
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$325
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$359
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$508
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$265
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$335
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$317
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$342
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$329
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$372
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$317
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$333
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$268
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$327

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