Karachi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karachi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$421	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1023	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$146	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.5	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$474
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	14.9M	120K

The cost of living in Karachi is 50% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6606th ($421 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6375th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Pattaya

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	Karachi	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.8	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$751	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$469	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.06	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.24	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.26	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.3	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.4	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1476	$13971

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$355
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$320
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$385
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$342
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$273
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$352
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$337
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$312
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$298
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$367
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$303
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$312
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$299
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$360
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$530
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$314
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$559
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$350
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$279
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$663
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$440
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$267
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$473
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$316
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$401
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$260
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$469
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$717
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$350
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$283
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$252
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1193
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$311
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$525

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508