Karachi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$179
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$468
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
75
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8915th and 8957th ($429 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 6242nd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311