Changsha vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Changsha Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$995
🏠 One person rent
$178
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
10M
14.9M

The cost of living in Changsha is 28% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8258th and 8902nd ($533 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2707th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Changsha vs Karachi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Changsha vs Karachi

Prices for goods and services in Changsha and Karachi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Changsha Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$1093

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546