Hangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$995
🏠 One person rent
$391
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
11.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 99% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6270th and 8902nd ($831 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2093rd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Karachi

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Hangzhou Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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