Karachi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$174
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5744th ($417 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6078th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584