Karachi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$163
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
14.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8914th and 4971st ($434 vs $1126) 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 0.4 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 6414th and 1655th 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
$1.8
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765