Karachi vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$179
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1699
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
14.9M
935K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 8915th and 5340th ($429 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964