Karachi vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$792
🏠 One person rent	$188	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$192
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	63	38
😀 Quality of life	50	43
🏙️ Population	14.9M	929K

The cost of living in Karachi is 46% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8872nd and 9203rd ($442 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.6 months in Khulna. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 6253rd and 6683rd 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	$1.99	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$1380

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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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351