Karachi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Karachi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$358
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$906
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$123
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$857
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 44% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8985th and 7165th ($358 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 203rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 6100th and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.87
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.64
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.3
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.2
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$214
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$146
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.12%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$390
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.97
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.25
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.27
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.03
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.1
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$989
$17684

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$267
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$255
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$282
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$290
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$351
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$265
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$265
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$390
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$412
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$425
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$308
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$684
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$347
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$435
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$374
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$348
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$444
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$803
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$359
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$234
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$723
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$349
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$653
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$379
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$283
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$410
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$359
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$335
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$325
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$380
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$301
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$247
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$378
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1123
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$333
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$732

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713