Bursa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1822
$995
🏠 One person rent
$398
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$652
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
63
53
🏙️ Population
2.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bursa is 85% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6484th and 8902nd ($772 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bursa compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bursa ranked 5th best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4835th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.94%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1159
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.34
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.25
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.39
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6491
$1093

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$642
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$582
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$574
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$646
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$577
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$558
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1025
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$576
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$618
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$527
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$640
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$665
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$616
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$421
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$512
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$550
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$414
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$618
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$576
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$438
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$500
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$606
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$629
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$519
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$647
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$570
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$407
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$561
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$937
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$825
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$576
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$544
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$510
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$665
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$591
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$541

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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