Karachi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$146
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$771
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7630th ($421 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 134th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6375th and 3354th 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
$1.81
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$9745

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954