Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Karachi vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Karachi is 52.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Karachi
Groceries: pay 58.8% less in Karachi
Transportation: pay 56.1% less in Karachi
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Karachi
Childcare: pay 91.5% less in Karachi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% less in Karachi
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Karachi

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Karachi.

Karachi vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Karachi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$2.15 PKR605.21	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$4.30 PKR1,210.42	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$0.35 PKR97.27	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.25 PKR69.57	-15.4%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 58.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Karachi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$0.52 PKR147.54	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$2.59 PKR729.34	-78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$2.98 PKR840.19	-59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$1.14 PKR321.75	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$1.36 PKR383.53	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$0.49 PKR139.37	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$0.27 PKR76.18	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$0.36 PKR100.92	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$0.25 PKR71.68	-68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.16 PKR43.93	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.27 PKR75.44	-57.0%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 56.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Karachi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$3.71 PKR1,046.25	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$5.91 PKR1,664.33	-85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$16,109.59 PKR4,539,082.27	-70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$5.01 PKR1,412.16	-51.5%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Karachi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$11.90 PKR3,353.75	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$115.84 PKR32,638.16	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$73.85 PKR20,808.80	-75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$88.28 PKR24,872.94	+31.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Karachi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$49.02 PKR13,811.22	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$1,213.28 PKR341,857.08	-90.8%
Average			-91.5%

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Karachi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$1.79 PKR504.34	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$1.77 PKR499.30	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$1.97 PKR554.78	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$13.53 PKR3,811.39	-75.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$4.30 PKR1,210.42	-41.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Karachi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$16.81 PKR4,737.46	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$23.62 PKR6,654.07	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$54.93 PKR15,477.01	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$32.65 PKR9,199.90	-64.6%
Average			-52.4%

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