Karachi vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$875
🏠 One person rent	$179	$108
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$231
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$159
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	49	42
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 27% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8915th and 9125th ($429 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Khulna. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Khulna ranked 4th in Bangladesh, while ranked 6242nd and 6715th 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	$2.02	$1.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$7.61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$57.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$41.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$180
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$241
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$1.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$9.86
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$1.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$26.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$1394

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$290
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$295
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$353
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$335
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$342
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$343
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$335
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$351
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$336
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$344
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$343
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$340
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$334
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$336
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$307
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$338
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$408
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$338
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$356
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$301
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$428
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$366
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$271
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$399
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$317
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$309
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$279
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$380
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$282
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$304
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$256
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$296
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$312