Izmir vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$995
🏠 One person rent
$420
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
63
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
4.32M
14.9M

The cost of living in Izmir is 98% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6300th and 8902nd ($825 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3526th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Izmir Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$1093

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$647
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$629
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$647
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$576
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1186
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$606
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$541
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$937
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$618
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$544
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$665
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$844
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$774
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$510
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1974
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$576
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$785
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$570
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$576
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1061
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$772
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$829
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1738
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$640
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$642
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$519
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$414
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1467
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1475
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1287
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1235
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1172
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334

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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