Dongguan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$265
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
63
😀 Quality of life
71
54
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 65% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7308th and 8923rd ($694 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3241st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Karachi

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Dongguan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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