Changsha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$222
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
68
49
🏙️ Population
10M
14.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 36% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7989th and 8915th ($582 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3254th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548