Chongqing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$229
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
32.1M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 50% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7730th and 8923rd ($631 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1966th and 6375th 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
$2.93
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525