Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 3.9 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 79.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 6.8 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 64.6% more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR598.58	$7.59 ¥1,196	+250.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,496.45	$5.06 ¥798	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR108.80	$1.64 ¥258	+316.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.53	$0.89 ¥140	+232.8%
Average			+123.3%

Karachi vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.32	$1.71 ¥269	+216.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR799.81	$5.29 ¥834	+82.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR920.15	$5.75 ¥906	+72.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR348.26	$2.26 ¥357	+79.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR388.03	$3.08 ¥485	+119.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR159.51	$2.15 ¥339	+272.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.02	$1.07 ¥169	+323.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR126.71	$1.96 ¥308	+326.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR67.88	$2.39 ¥376	+872.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.50	$1.53 ¥241	+941.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.03	$1.46 ¥230	+884.0%
Average			+283.6%

Karachi vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.0% more for transportation

	Karachi	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,423.23	$4.08 ¥643	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,743.49	$63.27 ¥9,969	+537.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,845.62	$28.47 ¥4,486	+326.2%
Average			+79.0%

Karachi vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

	Karachi	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,657.98	$30.33 ¥4,780	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR32,998.58	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+972.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,551.21	$692.48 ¥109K	+831.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR23,950.85	$113.45 ¥17,877	+30.9%
Average			+584.2%

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,297.31	$1,341.43 ¥211K	+2492.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR537K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+839.6%
Average			+1460.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR598.58	$3.80 ¥598	+75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR594.74	$3.56 ¥562	+65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR498.82	$3.92 ¥618	+117.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,930.36	$66.31 ¥10,449	+208.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,197.16	$12.65 ¥1,994	+192.0%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 64.6% more for clothing

	Karachi	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,916.90	$55.50 ¥8,746	+211.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,413.34	$32.95 ¥5,192	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,741.22	$65.04 ¥10,250	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,306.49	$70.74 ¥11,148	+72.9%
Average			+64.6%

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