Karachi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$179
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2543
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8915th and 4890th ($429 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 91st 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
$2.02
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057