Hiroshima vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$407
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
63
😀 Quality of life
68
49
🏙️ Population
1.2M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 134% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5674th and 8915th ($1003 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 3rd in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3185th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$1146

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

Cities near Karachi

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