Karachi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$174
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
53
96
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.52M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4822nd ($417 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kobe

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Karachi Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9012

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015