Karachi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$163
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$705
😷 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 12% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8914th and 8757th ($434 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6414th and 4718th 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
$1.8
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$5006

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716