Karachi vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$163	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$147
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	14.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8914th and 7720th ($434 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6414th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Yangon

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	Karachi	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$17353

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610