Karachi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$188
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1771
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
50
80
🏙️ Population
14.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 52% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5950th ($442 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6253rd and 545th 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
$1.99
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609