Karachi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$146
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
791K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5436th ($421 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 6375th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Niigata

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Karachi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009