Chittagong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$97.4
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$160
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$152
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
54
54
🏙️ Population
2.58M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 18% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9065th and 8914th ($358 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6403rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Karachi

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Chittagong Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.93
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.9
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$100
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.83%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$825
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$459
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.08
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.98
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.3
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1175
$1646

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$350
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$481
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$296
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$571
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$314
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$287
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$336
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$528
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$338
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$325
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$338
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$341
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$330
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$335
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$362
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$330
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$321
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$326
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$329
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$331
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$323
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
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$321
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$320
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$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$326
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$324
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$275
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$330
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$344
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$290
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$293
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Distance City Cost of living
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$365
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$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
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$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
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$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
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$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
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$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
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$331
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$382
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$269
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$467
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$813
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$351
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$297
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$294
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$1135
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$325
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$561