Bangalore vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$219	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	63
😀 Quality of life	68	50
🏙️ Population	12.3M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8398th and 8872nd ($533 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3159th and 6253rd 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	$3.18	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1405

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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