Karachi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$174
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
53
45
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Karachi is 46% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6458th ($417 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 161st in China, while ranked 6078th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573