Chongqing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1029
🏠 One person rent	$180	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$274
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$132
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	63
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	32.1M	14.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 31% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8185th and 8915th ($561 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2237th and 6371st 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	$2.82	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$1491

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558