Karachi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$168
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 60% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8915th and 5094th ($430 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6371st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013