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Dhaka vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 21.8% more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 65.1% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 17.3% more in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Dhaka

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

Dhaka vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Karachi	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR492.26	$2.46 BDT301.16	+39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,181.42	$5.34 BDT652.50	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.35	$0.37 BDT45.68	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.46	$0.17 BDT21.33	-19.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Karachi	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR158.16	$0.62 BDT75.85	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 PKR1,006.32	$4.06 BDT496.61	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 PKR855.00	$3.04 BDT372.00	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR323.98	$1.17 BDT143.66	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PKR420.47	$1.47 BDT179.62	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR138.58	$1.27 BDT155.76	+155.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.56	$0.48 BDT58.88	+68.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 PKR118.06	$1.23 BDT150.57	+190.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.18	$0.33 BDT40.53	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR44.78	$0.15 BDT18.03	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.93	$0.24 BDT29.67	+40.9%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 65.1% more for transportation

	Karachi	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 PKR964.65	$3.90 BDT477.06	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.96 PKR2,215.16	$24.62 BDT3,011.56	+209.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,152.03 PKR5M	$28,728.74 BDT4M	+67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.37 PKR1,772.13	$4.51 BDT552.12	-29.1%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Karachi	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.20 PKR3,396.59	$13.60 BDT1,663.05	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$125.14 PKR34,836.77	$121.42 BDT14,850.11	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.36 PKR22,092.57	$63.61 BDT7,779.87	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 PKR25,792.88	$28.46 BDT3,480.31	-69.3%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

	Karachi	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.14 PKR17,020.79	$55.01 BDT6,728.21	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,401.68 PKR390K	$2,026.13 BDT248K	+44.6%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 PKR556.25	$4.10 BDT501.93	+105.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 PKR558.31	$2.51 BDT306.53	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR590.71	$3.28 BDT401.54	+54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.79 PKR4,395.58	$20.42 BDT2,497.59	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,181.42	$4.10 BDT501.93	-3.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Karachi	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.04 PKR5,021.04	$18.02 BDT2,204.11	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.89 PKR7,486.00	$24.13 BDT2,951.33	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.38 PKR17,365.02	$49.80 BDT6,090.05	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.81 PKR9,968.24	$34.29 BDT4,193.37	-4.2%
Average			-8.7%

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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: April 2026

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