Dongguan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$263
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
63
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 54% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7341st and 8915th ($662 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3389th and 6371st 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
$2.78
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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