Chengdu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$297
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
63
😀 Quality of life
76
54
🏙️ Population
20.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 63% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7360th and 8923rd ($688 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1238th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Karachi

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Chengdu Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525