Karachi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$168
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8915th and 4879th ($430 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6371st and 1383rd 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
$1.75
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753