Karachi vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$146
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1162
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7400th ($421 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6375th and 2024th 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
$1.81
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$16559

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546