Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$163
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
21
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karachi is 28% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8914th and 7929th ($434 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6414th and 7123rd 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
$1.8
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$11939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615