Hangzhou vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$375
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
11.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 92% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6563rd and 8915th ($826 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2980th and 6371st 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
$3.7
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558