Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$188	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$709
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	50	39
🏙️ Population	14.9M	6.56M

The cost of living in Karachi is 25% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8872nd and 7740th ($442 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 6253rd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shaoyang

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	Karachi	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$11393

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600