Karachi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$163
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Karachi is 46% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8914th and 6740th ($434 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6414th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zhanjiang

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Karachi Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584