Chittagong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$179
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	63
😀 Quality of life	46	50
🏙️ Population	2.58M	14.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 21% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9083rd and 8872nd ($351 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 6493rd and 6253rd 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	$1.65	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$1405

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

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