Karachi vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$174
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.96M

The cost of living in Karachi is 64% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8902nd and 4509th ($417 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117