Karachi vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$188	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$231
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	13
😀 Quality of life	50	36
🏙️ Population	14.9M	948K

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4590th ($442 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Laos, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6253rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Vientiane

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	Karachi	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393