Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$146
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
68
😀 Quality of life
54
70
🏙️ Population
14.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 20% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8548th ($421 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6375th and 3567th 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
$1.81
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567