Karachi vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$146
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
14.9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Karachi is 49% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6659th ($421 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 6375th and 6493rd 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
$1.81
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593