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Karachi vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Karachi is 4.3% cheaper than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Karachi
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Karachi
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Karachi
Housing: pay 49.8% more in Karachi
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Karachi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Karachi
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Karachi

The cost of housing and transportation in Karachi are more expensive than in Bangalore. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Karachi.

Karachi vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karachi instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Bangalore	Karachi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 ₹303.01	$1.77 PKR495.46	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₹388.86	$4.24 PKR1,189.10	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₹42.31	$0.39 PKR110.06	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.64	$0.22 PKR60.85	+42.6%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Bangalore	Karachi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 ₹53.63	$0.57 PKR159.19	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 ₹338.27	$3.61 PKR1,012.86	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.38 ₹212.82	$3.07 PKR860.55	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.95 ₹85.31	$1.16 PKR326.09	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 ₹149.75	$1.51 PKR423.21	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 ₹101.02	$0.50 PKR139.48	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹29.00	$0.29 PKR80.08	-11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₹51.53	$0.42 PKR118.83	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹14.98	$0.23 PKR63.59	+35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹16.91	$0.16 PKR45.07	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹16.90	$0.17 PKR48.24	-8.7%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Karachi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 ₹399.50	$3.47 PKR970.92	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.09 ₹1,262.54	$7.96 PKR2,229.56	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,530.63 ₹1,212,037.62	$17,152.03 PKR4,805,930.38	+26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 ₹303.01	$6.37 PKR1,783.64	+88.2%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 49.8% more for housing

	Bangalore	Karachi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.73 ₹871.93	$12.20 PKR3,418.65	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.96 ₹28,750.66	$125.14 PKR35,063.09	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$194.77 ₹17,447.09	$79.36 PKR22,236.10	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.51 ₹2,106.32	$92.65 PKR25,960.45	+294.0%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Bangalore	Karachi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$119.48 ₹10,702.79	$61.14 PKR17,131.37	-48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,609.88 ₹323,363.07	$1,401.68 PKR392,744.05	-61.2%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Karachi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 ₹222.21	$2.00 PKR559.87	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 ₹202.12	$2.01 PKR561.93	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹353.51	$2.12 PKR594.55	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.53 ₹1,570.36	$15.79 PKR4,424.14	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 ₹404.01	$4.24 PKR1,189.10	-5.9%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Bangalore	Karachi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.71 ₹2,571.52	$18.04 PKR5,053.66	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.52 ₹2,464.79	$26.89 PKR7,534.63	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.89 ₹4,827.11	$62.38 PKR17,477.83	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.46 ₹3,535.11	$35.81 PKR10,033.00	-9.3%
Average			-8.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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