Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$168
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karachi is 29% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8915th and 7790th ($430 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6371st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$10279

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599