Karachi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$163
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1075
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 35% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8914th and 7496th ($434 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6414th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tianjin

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Karachi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547