Hiroshima vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$321
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
93
54
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 100% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6587th and 8923rd ($842 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 67th and 6375th 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
$5.91
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525