Bursa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2363
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$403
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$918
$132
😷 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 113% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6133rd and 8915th ($915 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 Bursa compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4671st and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.56
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.32%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1641
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1499
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.38
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.44
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$611
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15610
$1491

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$787
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$659
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$679
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$837
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$838
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$819
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$1288
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$724
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$985
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$835
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$612
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$704
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$686
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$547
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$777
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$679
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$725
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$562
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$732
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$699
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$695
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$691
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$725
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$759
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$655
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$760
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$697
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$574
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$821
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$1067
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$1046
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$686
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$652
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$557
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$1151
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$780
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$595

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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