Karachi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$188
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2537
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
50
81
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.54M

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4340th ($442 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 6253rd and 497th 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
$1.99
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$15204

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116