Hangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$405
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$152
😷 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 98% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6527th and 8914th ($860 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3360th and 6414th 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
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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