Karachi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$163
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2676
😷 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 74% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8914th and 3249th ($434 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6414th and 8th 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
$1.8
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005