Beijing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$596
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$152
😷 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 141% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5341st and 8914th ($1044 vs $434) 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2718th and 6414th 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
$4.36
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$1646

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561