Karachi vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$146
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7898th ($421 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6375th and 7422nd 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
$1.81
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$18568

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$355
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531