Karachi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$188	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$602
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	63	71
😀 Quality of life	50	61
🏙️ Population	14.9M	10.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 8% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8748th ($442 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6253rd and 5094th 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	$1.99	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$4785

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Cities near Karachi

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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716