Karachi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$146
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$800
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 19% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8567th ($421 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6375th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Shijiazhuang

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Karachi Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$5149

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740