Karachi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$174
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1539
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
791K

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4949th ($417 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 599th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942