Bangkok vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$465
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
63
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
5.68M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 137% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5467th and 8914th ($1027 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2647th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Karachi

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Bangkok Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$1646

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

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