Karachi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$146
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5531st ($421 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 360th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6375th and 2040th 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
$1.81
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014