Ankara vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$501
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
63
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
5.8M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ankara is 146% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5311th and 8923rd ($1033 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 1642nd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Karachi

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Ankara Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525