Karachi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$174
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5135th ($417 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 6078th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$6030

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011