Fukuoka vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3045
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$475
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
87
49
🏙️ Population
1.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 171% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4702nd and 8915th ($1162 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 256th and 6242nd 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
$6.48
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5481
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2558
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.96
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12612
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548