Karachi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$168
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 44% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8915th and 6778th ($430 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6371st and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$15339

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$382
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610