Bangkok vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$416	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	5.68M	14.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 113% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8872nd ($941 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1221st and 6253rd 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	$2.97	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1405

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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