Karachi vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$179
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$630
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
63
44
😀 Quality of life
49
62
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.04M

The cost of living in Karachi is 46% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8915th and 6481st ($429 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6242nd and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$6.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$13097

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832