Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$179
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$714
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8915th and 8506th ($429 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6242nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$19861

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619