Guangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$354
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 80% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6835th and 8914th ($782 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2285th and 6414th 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
$2.86
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561