Fukuoka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Fukuoka Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$448
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
1.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 148% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5117th and 8915th ($1065 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 2nd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1848th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Fukuoka vs Karachi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Fukuoka vs Karachi

Prices for goods and services in Fukuoka and Karachi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Fukuoka Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$1491

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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