Karachi vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$146
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$817
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.04M

The cost of living in Karachi is 50% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6612th ($421 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1 months in Mersin. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 6375th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mersin

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Karachi Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
35.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$1318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$6563

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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$740
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$756
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$678
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$641
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$598
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$738
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$616
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$777
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$425
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$565
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$557
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$339
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$594
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$446
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$537
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$725
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1353
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1237
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$724
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1382
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$559
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1492
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$572
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$740
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1375
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$662
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1220
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1440
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$686
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$676
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$551
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$549
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$672
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$441
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2086
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1923