Karachi vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Karachi	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$995	$857
🏠 One person rent	$174	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$214
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$254
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	53	48
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 22% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8902nd and 9118th ($417 vs $342) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Khulna. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6078th and 6415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Khulna

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	Karachi	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$7.75
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$67.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.1	$46.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$584	$476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$9.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.22	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.64	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.7	$26.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1093	$867

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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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$310
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$324
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$356
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$338
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$347
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$348
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$339
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$355
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$341
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$351
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$349
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$346
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$342
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$343
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$304
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$346
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$399
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$354
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$357
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$446
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$456
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$350
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$367
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$303
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$391
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$323
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$311
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$293
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$387
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$315
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$298
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$290
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$285
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$362