Bursa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2231
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$369
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1021
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
63
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
2.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bursa is 106% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6467th and 8923rd ($866 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bursa ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4633rd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Karachi

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Bursa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.11%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.39
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.5
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.52
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$536
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13712
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$763
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$634
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$651
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$764
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$807
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$790
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1328
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$899
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$824
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$606
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$750
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$710
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$598
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$692
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$731
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$593
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$741
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$702
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$656
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$679
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$743
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$760
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$713
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$743
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$699
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$522
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$830
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1060
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1038
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$719
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$682
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$554
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1201
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$752
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$617

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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