Foshan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$995
🏠 One person rent
$156
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
73
53
🏙️ Population
9.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7900th and 8902nd ($575 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1721st and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1093

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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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