Chengdu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$252
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
20.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 48% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7530th and 8915th ($635 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1800th and 6371st 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
$2.87
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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