Karachi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$168
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1672
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.52M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8915th and 4945th ($430 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st 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 Kobe. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$10723

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079