Karachi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$168
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$767
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.44M

The cost of living in Karachi is 34% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8915th and 7433rd ($430 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6371st and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$28686

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620