Fukuoka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Fukuoka Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$995
🏠 One person rent
$426
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$184
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
1.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 153% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4954th and 8902nd ($1054 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 1st 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 177th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1177th and 6078th 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
$4.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$1093

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
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546