Dongguan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$995
🏠 One person rent
$181
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
63
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7769th and 8902nd ($589 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2370th and 6078th 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
$2.08
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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