Karachi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$168
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1887
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.46M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8915th and 4942nd ($430 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 947th 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
$1.75
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5215

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055