Karachi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$188	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$893
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	14.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8872nd and 7256th ($442 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6253rd and 4015th 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	$1.99	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$20567

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936