Karachi vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$146
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Karachi is 47% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6776th ($421 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6375th and 2020th 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
$1.81
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635