Karachi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$163
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8914th and 6833rd ($434 vs $782) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6414th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Suzhou

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Karachi Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623