Ankara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ankara | Karachi | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ankara is 112% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6106th and 8915th ($907 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Ankara | Karachi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 142 km or 88 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Karabuk | |
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| 176 km or 109 mi | Duzce | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Kastamonu | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Corum | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bartin | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Aksaray | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Sakarya | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Adapazari | |
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| 252 km or 156 mi | Kutahya | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Kartepe | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Kayseri | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Izmit | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Amasya | |
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| 270 km or 168 mi | Nigde | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Talas | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Bor | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kocaeli | |
| 278 km or 172 mi | Korfez | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Inegol | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Eregli | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sinop | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Gebze | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Karaman | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Cayirova | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Isparta | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
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| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
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| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
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| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |