Hong Kong vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
7.41M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 516% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 621st and 8914th ($2674 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 632nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Karachi

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Hong Kong Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$1646

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

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