Hiroshima vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$336
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 106% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6313th and 8915th ($883 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 2nd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 266th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.86
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

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