Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$163
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
68
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 15% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8914th and 8643rd ($434 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 37th in China, while ranked 6414th and 4641st 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
$1.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$21713

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556