Bursa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1876
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$322
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$778
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
2.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bursa is 68% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6708th and 8872nd ($743 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Bursa ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4504th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.88%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1139
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.96
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.43
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6611
$1405

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$573
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$755
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$835
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$782
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$1248
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$679
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$1113
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$718
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$568
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$707
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$547
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$455
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$691
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$690
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$701
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$661
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$679
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$629
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$535
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$661
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$677
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$675
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$616
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$638
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$690
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$642
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$652
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$934
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$909
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$681
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$643
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$477
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$624
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$691
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$655

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$334
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$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552