Karachi vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$146
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7573rd ($421 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6375th and 1885th 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
$1.81
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$8347

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589