Chittagong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$995
🏠 One person rent	$105	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$184
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	63
😀 Quality of life	49	53
🏙️ Population	2.58M	14.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 13% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9049th and 8902nd ($362 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6319th and 6078th 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	$1.27	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$1093

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

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