Karachi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$163
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1949
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.46M

The cost of living in Karachi is 62% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8914th and 4965th ($434 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th 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 39th in Japan, while ranked 6414th and 946th 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
$1.8
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$5281

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041