Karachi vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$174
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
14.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Karachi is 39% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6882nd ($417 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 50th in China, while ranked 6078th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$19406

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083