Karachi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$188	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1888
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	50	90
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5132nd ($442 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6253rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sendai

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	Karachi	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$5986

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034