Karachi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$163
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
49
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Karachi is 32% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8914th and 7679th ($434 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 Quanzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6414th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Quanzhou

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Karachi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.93
🥤 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
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943