Karachi vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$168
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 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 8915th and 8651st ($430 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6371st and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$19556

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563