Karachi vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$146
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2498
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.54M

The cost of living in Karachi is 69% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4406th ($421 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6375th and 35th 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
$1.81
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102