Bangalore vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$223
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$152
😷 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 20% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8579th and 8914th ($523 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5518th and 6414th 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
$3.08
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.35
🥤 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
$273
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561