Karachi vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$168
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1576
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
14.9M
935K

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 8915th and 5054th ($430 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 117th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kitakyushu ranked 304th in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 2677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$12730

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1032
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$960
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$955
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$955
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$950
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$945
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$955
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$942
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$939
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$993
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$934
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$950
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$937
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$942
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$919
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1027
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$939
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$938
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$931
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$936
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$929
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$933
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$930
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$931
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$926
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$876
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$924
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$906
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$873
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$920
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$919
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1006
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$844
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$917