Japan vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$927
🏠 One person rent
$528
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$137
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$1407
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
84
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
29
🌐 English speaking %
15%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
89
24
🏙️ Population
125M
224M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 205% more expensive than in Pakistan ($381). Japan ranked 65th vs 195th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Japan compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 16th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Japan and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 36 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
20.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$7.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$3.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$36.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$1265

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K