Karachi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$179
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1779
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.52M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8915th and 4855th ($429 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 121st 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 Kobe. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 631st 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
$2.02
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094