Karachi vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$168
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1577
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
58
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
738K

The cost of living in Karachi is 57% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 8915th and 5653rd ($430 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 503rd 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 1.6 months in Kumamoto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kumamoto ranked 387th in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 3164th 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
$1.75
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$23.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$12669

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891