Ankara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ankara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$805
🏠 One person rent
$225
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
5.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 76% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7773rd and 9122nd ($565 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2532nd and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.04
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.83%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.81
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.11
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.7
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4247
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$306
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$376
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$375
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$309
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$368
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$272
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$317
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$392
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$377
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$378
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$370
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$290
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$410
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$363
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$355
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$439
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$311
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$401
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$335
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$390
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$347
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$374
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$490
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$253
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$377
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$377
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$328
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$378
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$375
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$438
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$377
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$384
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$372
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$368
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$339
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$440
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$375
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$301
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$288
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687