Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$188
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$680
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 14% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8544th ($442 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6253rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zhengzhou

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Karachi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$19343

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$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591