Karachi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$146
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5618th ($421 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6375th and 1163rd 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
$1.81
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648