Istanbul vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$649	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	76	50
🏙️ Population	15.7M	14.9M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 183% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4347th and 8872nd ($1248 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 850th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Karachi

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	Istanbul	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$1405

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$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