Karachi vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karachi	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$429	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1025	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$179	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$173	$588
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	17
😀 Quality of life	49	21
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8915th and 6990th ($429 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6242nd and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Naypyidaw

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	Karachi	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.02	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.4	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.99	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$544	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.48	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.4	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1146	$8095

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608