Karachi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$188
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$886
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
50
70
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 33% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8872nd and 7163rd ($442 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6253rd and 2475th 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
$1.99
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$8658

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$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586