Guangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$352
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
63
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6548th and 8872nd ($774 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1055th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Karachi

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Guangzhou Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Karachi

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