Karachi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$174
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
17
😀 Quality of life
53
41
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karachi is 29% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8902nd and 7809th ($417 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6078th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532