Dongguan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$250
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
63
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7169th and 8872nd ($656 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd 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 Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2941st and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552