Karachi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$179
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2036
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
49
91
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.46M

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8915th and 4577th ($429 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kyoto

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Karachi Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$7456

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073