Karachi vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$188	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$311
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	17
😀 Quality of life	50	18
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Karachi is 37% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6885th ($442 vs $701) 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 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 6253rd and 8943rd 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	$1.99	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8308

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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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568