Chengdu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$281
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
20.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 53% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7467th and 8914th ($666 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1710th and 6414th 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
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561