Karachi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$168
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1897
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
791K

The cost of living in Karachi is 57% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8915th and 5515th ($430 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001