Beijing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$648
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
21.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Beijing is 163% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4987th and 8923rd ($1108 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2361st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Karachi

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Beijing Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$1476

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525