Karachi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$146
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2429
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
54
96
🏙️ Population
14.9M
14.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 75% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8923rd and 3273rd ($421 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 Tokyo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6375th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tokyo

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Karachi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$17493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006