Changsha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$214
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$152
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
63
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
10M
14.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 42% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8914th ($617 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3307th and 6414th 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
$2.89
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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