Karachi vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$168
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
54
65
🏙️ Population
14.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 15% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8915th and 8645th ($430 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6371st and 5294th 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
$1.75
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4870

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707