Karachi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$188
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1146
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6198th ($442 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th 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 Suzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6253rd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$17431

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613