Chittagong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1029
🏠 One person rent	$93	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$274
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$132
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	63
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	2.58M	14.9M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 17% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9061st and 8915th ($358 vs $430) 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 0.5 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 6631st and 6371st 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	$2.08	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$1491

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558