Karachi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$163
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1617
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
791K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8914th and 5487th ($434 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6414th and 2415th 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
$1.8
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032