Fukuoka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$433
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
63
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
1.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 141% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5335th and 8914th ($1045 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 2nd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 198th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Karachi

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Fukuoka Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

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