Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$179
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$727
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
49
39
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karachi is 30% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8915th and 7649th ($429 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610