Karachi vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$168
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
54
44
🏙️ Population
14.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Karachi is 28% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8915th and 7835th ($430 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6371st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$17107

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$382
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517