Karachi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$174
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
53
82
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.54M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4726th ($417 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kawasaki

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Karachi Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045