Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$174
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 18% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8471st ($417 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6078th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$4818

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617