Karachi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$179
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1634
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
14.9M
791K

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8915th and 4902nd ($429 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046