Karachi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$179
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$2601
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
49
99
🏙️ Population
14.9M
14.3M

The cost of living in Karachi is 74% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8915th and 3085th ($429 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6242nd and 3rd 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
$2.02
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$15495

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033