Chongqing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$226	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	63
😀 Quality of life	72	49
🏙️ Population	32.1M	14.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 55% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7185th and 8915th ($662 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1966th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Karachi

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	Chongqing	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$1146

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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