Karachi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$179
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8915th and 4780th ($429 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774