Guangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$342
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 87% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6854th and 8923rd ($785 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1149th and 6375th 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
$2.93
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525