Karachi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$163
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
54
44
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karachi is 27% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8914th and 7960th ($434 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 350th in China, while ranked 6414th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zhoukou

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Karachi Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.03
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
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514