Karachi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$168
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
89
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 34% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8915th and 7452nd ($430 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 Tianjin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6371st and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$18657

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148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573