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Karachi is 57% cheaper than Bangkok.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

BangkokThailand

THB 43,579

per month

City to compare

KarachiPakistan

PKR 156,238

per month, about THB 18,856

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryBangkokKarachiDifference
Rent21,7306,686−69%
Groceries7,9985,010−37%
Eating out4,6201,967−57%
Getting around2,1831,056−52%
Bills4,5022,614−42%
Going out1,902990−48%
Clothes644533−17%
Total per month43,57918,856−57%

Karachi: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Everyday prices in Karachi

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Bangkok. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs BangkokReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated THB 27 −58% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated THB 103 −61% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated THB 883 −52% vs Bangkok 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated THB 6,686 −69% vs Bangkok 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated THB 4,814 −69% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated THB 17 −35% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated THB 54 −40% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated THB 165 −35% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated THB 1,937 −44% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated THB 704 −40% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated THB 650 −40% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated THB 707 −48% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated THB 141 −48% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated THB 1,453 −17% vs Bangkok 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Bangkok
All prices in Karachi

Where the numbers come from

People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.

  1. People share prices

    Anyone can add what they paid, in their own currency. No account needed. A quick automatic check keeps bots out.

  2. We check every price

    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Thai baht. Pick a city to compare it with Bangkok. See all cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesTHB 190,259
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesTHB 162,144
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandTHB 155,724
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesTHB 154,085
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandTHB 147,680
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeTHB 142,450
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomTHB 138,540
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesTHB 132,652

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanTHB 18,856
  2. 117KathmanduNepalTHB 21,476
  3. 116CairoEgyptTHB 22,833
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshTHB 23,148
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaTHB 27,428
  6. 113TunisTunisiaTHB 27,602
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaTHB 29,100
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandTHB 30,012

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