Karachi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$179
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$571
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
49
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Karachi is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8915th and 6518th ($429 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6242nd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$20188

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601