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Karachi vs. Lahore Cost of Living Summary

Karachi is 7.3% more expensive than Lahore.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Karachi
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Karachi
Transportation: pay 13.1% more in Karachi
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Karachi
Childcare: pay 43.4% more in Karachi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Karachi
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Karachi

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

Karachi vs. Lahore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Lahore	Karachi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 PKR590.71	$1.77 PKR492.26	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,181.42	$4.24 PKR1,181.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.19	$0.39 PKR109.35	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 PKR63.99	$0.22 PKR60.46	-5.5%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Lahore	Karachi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 PKR162.93	$0.57 PKR158.16	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 PKR837.31	$3.61 PKR1,006.32	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 PKR911.42	$3.07 PKR855.00	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 PKR329.54	$1.16 PKR323.98	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR411.04	$1.51 PKR420.47	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PKR149.58	$0.50 PKR138.58	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.94	$0.29 PKR79.56	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR81.26	$0.42 PKR118.06	+45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR56.78	$0.23 PKR63.18	+11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR42.51	$0.16 PKR44.78	+5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR55.42	$0.17 PKR47.93	-13.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

	Lahore	Karachi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45 PKR960.32	$3.47 PKR964.65	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.19 PKR1,722.91	$7.96 PKR2,215.16	+28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,682.51 PKR5M	$17,152.03 PKR5M	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.04 PKR1,402.94	$6.37 PKR1,772.13	+26.3%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Lahore	Karachi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.67 PKR4,919.14	$12.20 PKR3,396.59	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$113.66 PKR31,640.36	$125.14 PKR34,836.77	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.35 PKR20,420.25	$79.36 PKR22,092.57	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.69 PKR26,918.41	$92.65 PKR25,792.88	-4.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 43.4% more for childcare

	Lahore	Karachi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$36.54 PKR10,173.35	$61.14 PKR17,020.79	+67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,172.95 PKR327K	$1,401.68 PKR390K	+19.5%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lahore	Karachi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 PKR886.07	$2.00 PKR556.25	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 PKR673.28	$2.01 PKR558.31	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 PKR541.48	$2.12 PKR590.71	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.11 PKR4,206.57	$15.79 PKR4,395.58	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,181.42	$4.24 PKR1,181.42
Average			-10.2%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Lahore	Karachi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.40 PKR4,286.75	$18.04 PKR5,021.04	+17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.73 PKR6,329.04	$26.89 PKR7,486.00	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.34 PKR19,581.34	$62.38 PKR17,365.02	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.42 PKR8,191.15	$35.81 PKR9,968.24	+21.7%
Average			+11.4%

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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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