Hiroshima vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$335
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$179
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 99% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6156th and 8872nd ($878 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 3rd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 218th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Karachi

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Hiroshima Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$1405

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HiroshimaKarachi

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552