Chengdu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$995
🏠 One person rent
$242
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
20.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 54% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7269th and 8902nd ($643 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1633rd and 6078th 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
$2.81
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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