Changsha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$202
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
10M
14.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 38% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8915th ($592 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3381st and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Karachi

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Changsha Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$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
$188
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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