Karachi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$146
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4880th ($421 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6375th and 1178th 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
$1.81
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789