Karachi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$179
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1012
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
14.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Karachi is 40% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8915th and 6862nd ($429 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618