Ankara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$995
🏠 One person rent
$408
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
5.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 92% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6390th and 8902nd ($800 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 2095th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546