Dongguan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$259
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$152
😷 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 53% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7469th and 8914th ($666 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3662nd and 6414th 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
$2.36
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1646

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561