Karachi vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$179
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2198
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
594K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8915th and 5234th ($429 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 362nd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$12607

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1056
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1106
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1016
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1095