Karachi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$174
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1871
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
738K

The cost of living in Karachi is 53% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6050th ($417 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 832nd 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 Kumamoto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 2098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kumamoto

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Karachi Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$8419

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932