Hangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$438
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
11.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 114% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6257th and 8923rd ($899 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3005th and 6375th 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
$4.08
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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