Dhaka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$118	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$179
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	14.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 3% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8899th and 8872nd ($430 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5971st and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Karachi

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	Dhaka	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1405

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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