Bangkok vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$995
🏠 One person rent
$405
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
63
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
5.68M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 116% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5960th and 8902nd ($902 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1087th and 6078th 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
$2.64
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1093

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546