Karachi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$179
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$930
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8915th and 6979th ($429 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Wuhan

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Karachi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611