Karachi vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$146
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$827
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7943rd ($421 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6375th and 7142nd 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
$1.81
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619