Karachi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$188	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$550
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	63	5
😀 Quality of life	50	34
🏙️ Population	14.9M	115K

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8915th ($442 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6253rd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Thimphu

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	Karachi	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300