Chengdu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$251
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
20.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 54% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7209th and 8915th ($660 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 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 1933rd and 6242nd 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
$2.91
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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