Karachi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$163
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
115K

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8914th and 8957th ($434 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6414th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$633

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285