Chittagong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chittagong Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$884
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$97.6
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$142
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
3.23M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 15% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9042nd and 8923rd ($358 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6271st and 6375th 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
$2.04
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.4
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$102
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$465
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.06
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.65
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.94
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.3
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1349
$1476

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$478
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$287
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$583
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$326
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$327
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$278
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$327
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$534
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$328
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$318
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$333
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$321
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$326
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$365
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$319
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$313
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$318
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$321
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$324
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$314
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$311
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$313
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$362
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$319
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$315
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$272
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$321
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$336
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$285
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$297
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$355
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$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
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$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
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$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
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$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
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$350
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$283
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$252
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$1193
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$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525