Karachi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Karachi | Shenzhen | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8915th and 5948th ($429 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6242nd and 556th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
Cities near Shenzhen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Dongguan | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Macau | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Huizhou | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Foshan | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Shanwei | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kaiping | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Heyuan | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Yunfu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Puning | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Meizhou | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Hezhou | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Maoming | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yulin | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Longyan | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Guigang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Xiamen | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Haikou | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Guilin | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Yongzhou |