Karachi vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$163
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$799
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
18
😀 Quality of life
54
47
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.49M

The cost of living in Karachi is 35% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8914th and 7479th ($434 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6414th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shangrao

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Karachi Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$30231

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633