Karachi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$179
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1044
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8915th and 5553rd ($429 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 3798th 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
$2.02
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$26560

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$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645