Chongqing vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$995
🏠 One person rent
$292
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
32.1M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8902nd ($712 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2233rd and 6078th 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
$3.98
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546