Karachi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$188	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$461
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	14.9M	120K

The cost of living in Karachi is 43% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6518th ($442 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6253rd and 5997th 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	$1.99	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508