Dhaka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$995
🏠 One person rent	$106	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$184
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	14.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 9% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8745th and 8902nd ($456 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 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 5727th and 6078th 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	$2.5	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$1093

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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