Karachi vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$163
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
31
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
14.9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 17% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8914th and 8565th ($434 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 466th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 6414th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Luoyang

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Karachi Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$19226

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598