Ankara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$570
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
5.8M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 160% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4905th and 8915th ($1118 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2097th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558