Beijing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$589
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$132
😷 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 139% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5355th and 8915th ($1029 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2546th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$1491

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558