Karachi vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$188	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$745
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	14.9M	7.01M

The cost of living in Karachi is 31% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8872nd and 7314th ($442 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6253rd and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Zhumadian

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	Karachi	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$8598

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504