Karachi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$163
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
14.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8914th and 6106th ($434 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6414th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shenzhen

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Karachi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638