Bursa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bursa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1941
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$362
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
43 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
63
😀 Quality of life
63
49
🏙️ Population
2.9M
14.9M

The cost of living in Bursa is 84% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6479th and 8915th ($789 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 4634th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bursa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.31%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.27
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6731
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Inegol
$690
75 km or 47 mi Gebze
$579
76 km or 47 mi Cayirova
$594
78 km or 48 mi Bilecik
$692
84 km or 52 mi Golcuk
$642
88 km or 55 mi Korfez
$643
92 km or 57 mi Istanbul
$1125
95 km or 59 mi Bandirma
$655
98 km or 61 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Izmit
$652
101 km or 63 mi Kocaeli
$695
115 km or 72 mi Kutahya
$700
117 km or 73 mi Balikesir
$584
131 km or 81 mi Sakarya
$605
131 km or 81 mi Adapazari
$502
132 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
152 km or 95 mi Corlu
$694
158 km or 98 mi Kapakli
$683
158 km or 98 mi Tekirdag
$705
167 km or 104 mi Soma
$642
169 km or 105 mi Usak
$648
191 km or 119 mi Duzce
$461
198 km or 123 mi Luleburgaz
$646
203 km or 126 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
205 km or 128 mi Salihli
$657
221 km or 137 mi Turgutlu
$652
223 km or 138 mi Bolu
$599
223 km or 139 mi Manisa
$612
227 km or 141 mi Canakkale
$668
232 km or 144 mi Kirklareli
$596
232 km or 144 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
234 km or 145 mi Uzunkopru
$645
248 km or 154 mi Mytilene
$899
257 km or 160 mi Izmir
$892
260 km or 162 mi Tire
$663
261 km or 162 mi Nazilli
$600
268 km or 167 mi Denizli
$508
268 km or 167 mi Edirne
$635
271 km or 168 mi Polatli
$678
280 km or 174 mi Aydin
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548