Karachi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$174
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4461st ($417 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6078th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shanghai

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Karachi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740