Karachi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$174
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1593
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.46M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5138th ($417 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 Kyoto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 118th 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
$1.9
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006