Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$174
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$720
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
24
😀 Quality of life
53
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Karachi is 28% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7871st ($417 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6078th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11076

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586