Karachi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$168
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 33% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8915th and 7501st ($430 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6371st and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571